Former WWE Champion reportedly dealing with legitimate injury after storyline angle on Raw

Multiple sources are reporting that former Universal Champion Kevin Owens might be seriously injured after the assault on Monday Night Raw.

Former WWE Champion reportedly dealing with legitimate injury after storyline angle on Raw

Monday Night Raw (via WWE)

The latest episode of Monday Night Raw did not end well for some of the superstars on the roster. After Liv Morgan, former Universal Champion Kevin Owens has also been injured and is expected to be out for months. Owens was attacked by The Judgment Day when he accompanied Sami Zayn for his match against Dominik Mysterio. It was during the NXT North American Championship match on Raw.

During the match, the members of Judgment Day started interfering and Owens jumped in to save his partner. However, this did not turn out well for him, as he was attacked by Damian Priest, which injured his ribs. He was attended to by medical professionals after the attack. Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful Select confirmed that Kevin Owens was legitimately injured and is being checked up.

The details about the injury were not stated, but it is expected that Owens would be out of action for a long time. He also did not come out on Raw later in the night, as Zayn came out to help Seth Rollins in the main event segment. Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, and Rhea Ripley joined Finn Balor to attack and destroy The Visionary during their contract signing.

Apart from Owens, Liv Morgan also suffered a legitimate injury a few weeks ago after Rhea Ripley’s brutal attack. It was later reported that Morgan was already injured and wanted some time away from the company and therefore, she went on hiatus. Thus, the injuries have been haunting to fans lately.

Related: Kevin Owens reveals Vince McMahon did an unbelievable thing to bring Cody Rhodes back to WWE from AEW

Dave Meltzer provides more details on Kevin Owens’ injury from Raw

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (via Twitter)

As the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter dropped, Dave Meltzer revealed some more information about Kevin Owens’ injury. Meltzer revealed that Owens had been dealing with an injury for a long time and was looking to take a break after his ongoing feuds were done. He is suffering from a fractured rib and will need some time off to rehabilitate.

Dave Meltzer said, “It’s a fractured rib. So the story, he’s actually been working on it for a while, and it was just one of those things where they were waiting for a time to finish up with everything he’d finish up… He’s going to get rest.” However, Meltzer could not provide a timeline for the injury as the severity of it is still unknown.

Despite being injured, Kevin Owens has been making regular appearances on the roster. However, now that he is out of action, fans will wonder what the future holds for the Tag titles. It was expected that DIY would reunite to wrestle Owens and Sami Zayn at SummerSlam, but that might not happen after the latest turn of events.

In case you missed it: