It was reported over the weekend that AJ Styles may have suffered an injury, as he missed this weekend’s WWE Live Events after the company did an injury angle at Friday night’s Madison Square Garden Live Event.
On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the injury and indicated that the injury could be knee related. When the story was first reported there was no word on what exactly the injury was.
“The only update is that he was getting evaluated this afternoon [Monday]. He was in Dallas, and I don’t know what happened from there. I heard nothing other than it was happening. I don’t even know the injury. I know that the injury in the Garden – They did a knee injury angle, so that may mean it could be a knee injury.”
Meltzer goes on to say that since he hasn’t heard anything from WWE saying that the injury is just a “minor” one, that it in fact could be something serious.
“The severity of it – I just think it’s interesting how the length they have gone to keep it quiet. It’s more than nobody knew. We may hear something tomorrow but whatever it is, I don’t think they want it out. I can’t believe that it’s minor, because I believe if it was minor we would be told, “it’s minor, nothing to worry about” and we certainly have not been told that.”
Meltzer went on to point out that WrestleMania is only three weeks away, and that there is a possibility his WWE Championship Match against Shinsuke Nakamura could be in jeopardy. With WrestleMania only three weeks away there isn’t much room for recovery time even if the injury is minor.
“Is it ‘Mania threatening? Look, we are only three weeks away from ‘Mania so obviously if there is any chance – it could be a lot of different things. I think if there is any chance that he can do ‘Mania and postpone if he’s going to need something done, I think that he will do that. I think that he wants that match but that may not be a possibility, or maybe it’s that serious. ‘Mania is a big payday. Essentially I like to think we will know more tomorrow.”
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(H/T our friends at Ringside.com for the transcriptions.)
