Kevin Owens suffers MCL sprain

[Chris]

Kevin Owens suffered a right knee injury at Sunday's WWE house show in Madison, Wisconsin, during a match with Austin Theory.

We have confirmed that the injury is an MCL sprain. The way it was worded was that hopefully that is all the injury is with the idea it could be more than that.

The two were wrestling in the second to last match of the night when Owens planted his right knee and it appeared to blow out. They went to the finish with Owens picking up the win following a stunner, but Owens needed help from the referee to get to the back. From his reactions after planting the knee, you could see that he feared he had blown it out.

While Owens was off WWE Raw the past few weeks because he wasn't going to the Saudi Arabia Crown Jewel event, he has been wrestling on the house shows.

We hope to have more information on this later in the day.

Kevin Owens suffers MCL sprain at WWE house show

Owens suffered the injury while planting his knee in a match against Austin Theory.

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[Dale]

Well there goes my WarGames hopes

 

[Canadian Dragon]

 

[Cwalker]

As Deezy would say…business is cursed.

Wishing KO a speedy recovery. I think they had/have a lot planned for him in the coming months.

 

[John McHenry]

Yup that blows, seriously off tv how long gets injured at a house show?

 

[#Waddles]

Who takes his spot in the War Games match now?

 

[Bad News Booty]

Who takes his spot in the War Games match now?

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[Bad News Booty]

Dude looks like he’s ready to go




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[Deezy]

If it's just a sprain, than hey....he can wait it out until the Sami angle finally comes full circle and be back as the triumphant hero.

 

[Dale]

Kevin Owens may end up missing the rest of 2022 for WWE.

As noted, Owens suffered an apparent knee injury during his win over Austin Theory at Sunday’s WWE live event in Madison, Wisconsin. According to fans in attendance, Owens came down from the turnbuckle and landed hard on his knee. He immediately clutched the knee as the referee checked him out. He then got back up, went right to the Stunner and got the pin on Theory. Owens was helped away from the ring by a referee, and was limping.

In an update, PWInsider confirmed that Owens “tweaked” his knee during the spot, with the Wrestling Observer reporting that Owens suffered a MCL sprain. The injury is to Owens’ right knee.

It was noted how there’s hope that Owens only suffered the MCL sprain, with the idea it could be more than that once he undergoes the first tests. It was believed that Owens feared he blew out his knee in taking the bump.

There’s still no timeframe for Owens’ return to in-ring action, and no word on the severity of the injury, but a MCL sprain can take around six weeks to heal, which would put Owens back in time for the 2023 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event. The type of recovery and the time needed on the shelf will depend on the severity of the injury.

Owens has not appeared on RAW since he and Johnny Gargano defeated Alpha Academy on the September 26 show. He has continued to work non-televised live events since then, and was rumored to be involved in the Survivor Series War Games match later this month, but the injury will likely prevent that from happening.

Owens has been in line for a big push under WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H and his team, and that will depend on the injury, but he will still receive the push when he’s able to return.

WWE and Owens have not publicly commented on the injury as of this writing, but we will keep you updated.​

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Gutted

 

[Dale]

Many fans speculated that the mystery man was going to be revealed as Kevin Owens, and the Wrestling Observer has revealed that the rumours were accurate.

However, Dave Meltzer has explained that Owens will almost definitely not be able to make Survivor Series now, due to injury, so Triple H has to “reshuffle” his plans, via WrestleTalk.

"He was going to be in the WarGames match. He was supposed to be a surprise, so it adds up he’d be in the WarGames match. He’d be the last guy against The Bloodline. I think they may have to reshuffle that one and come up with a new guy on Friday."

 

[Dale]

WWE is reportedly planning to have Kevin Owens work War Games at Survivor Series later this month.

A new report from PWInsider confirms speculation on the Men’s War Games match, noting that current plans for the 5 vs. 5 bout are to have The Bloodline’s Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus, Butch, Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre and Owens.

Last week’s SmackDown featured an angle with The Bloodline fighting with McIntyre and The Brawling Brutes to set up the War Games match. Owens’ involvement has been up in the air since he suffered a MCL sprain at a WWE live event this past weekend. There was no confirmation on the severity of the injury, but it was noted that Owens could end up missing the rest of 2022.

Despite the injury, today’s report indicates that WWE is expecting Owens to be medically cleared for Survivor Series, unless they go in another direction this Friday on SmackDown.​

 

[Chris]

That's pretty speculative so I won't get my hopes up really tho, especially the "unless the go another direction this friday" part lol

 

[Dale]

Kevin getting his shit kicked in until Sami steps in pleading for mercy