Bronson Reed Reportedly Still In Saudi Arabia After Suffering Injury at WWE Crown Jewel 2026 [Update: Backstage Update on Reed’s Injuries]

Update:

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that his sources confirmed “Big” Bronson Reed had suffered injuries at this past Saturday’s WWE Crown Jewel 2026 event and is currently in Saudi Arabia.

Meltzer reported that those spoken to provided additional details regarding Reed’s injuries.

Reed reportedly had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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This past Saturday’s WWE Crown Jewel 2026 event at The Venue (ANB Arena) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia featured Je’Von Evans & Penta defeating The Vision (Austin Theory & Bron Breakker) to become the new WWE World Tag Team Champions. This match was notable for Oba Femi coming out to deal with “Big” Bronson Reed interfering with the match and tossing Reed off the stage through a table on the floor.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Reed suffered an injury during the event and currently remains in Saudi Arabia. It was reported that those spoken to confirmed that Reed was not on the flight back to the United States nor was he in attendance at Monday’s WWE RAW show.

It was reported that the current belief within WWE is that Reed had suffered rib and kidney injuries.

It was also reported that WWE has top international executive and a member of their medical team on-site with Reed attending to his injury situation.