Monday’s WWE RAW show in Evansville, Indiana featured the announcement of Ilja Dragunov had recently suffered a torn ACL injury.
During the show, RAW announcer Joe Tessitore stated that Dragunov had suffered the injury during his match against Gunther at a WWE live event this past Saturday in Columbus, Georgia. Tessitore also stated that Dragunov was suspected to have suffered a torn ACL injury and he is currently expected to be out of action for the next six to nine months as a result.
BREAKING: @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR sustained an injury during a match with @Gunther_AUT this past weekend. He is expected to be out 6-9 months. We wish Dragunov a speedy recovery. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/vAfNCzd6KK
— WWE (@WWE) October 1, 2024

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