Braun Strowman May Actually Be Injured; Possibly Out 1-2 Months

Braun Strowman may be out of action for 1-2 months after tonight’s taping with an elbow injury, Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting.

Strowman reportedly needs to undergo a minor procedure to fix issues with his elbow, which may explain why WWE made the seemingly strange announcement that Braun Strowman had a “torn rotator cuff” after his match with Roman Reigns at Payback. Braun actually wrestled at WWE house shows in Europe and was bandaged up to sell the injury.

RAW SPOILERS AHEAD:

Strowman also got physical at tonight’s Raw tapings in the UK, coming out in a sling to take on Kalisto until he was interrupted by Roman Reigns. The two fought each other for a bit until Reigns hit Strowman’s arm with a steel chair onto the steel steps, which will seemingly be the set up for writing Strowman off TV until he’s ready to return from the injury.

Strowman will likely miss the next two Raw PPVs, Extreme Rules and Great Balls of Fire. He was rumored to be facing Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules (likely in some sort of gimmick match like an “Ambulance Match”) then go on to face Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire for the Universal Championship. WWE obviously will have to rewrite their plans, but likely will just delay them for a couple of months.

Here’s a video of Reigns interrupting Strowman at tonight’s Raw tapings:

Boo that man #WWELondon #RAW pic.twitter.com/0UxtusNLoH

— Bad News Ryder (@James_Ryder) May 8, 2017