As seen on this week’s WWE Raw, AJ Styles is dealing with an injury. Speculations were rife about the former champion taking time-off from WWE programming for the past couple of days. With a backstage appearance, he confirmed the same accepting the rumors of the injury, being true. This will force him to miss sometimes from the squared circle.
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Storyline wise, AJ Styles stated that he popped his shoulder at Money in the Bank. So he was unable to compete in the number one contender’s match for the Universal Championship. Baron Corbin replaced him and took advantage by winning the contest. Prior to that, he attacked AJ Styles from the back ensuring the injury might just get fatal.
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Consequently, we get more updates on AJ Styles injury once WWE Raw went off the air. He clarified to go through some more tests to let the condition know of the ruptured place. This will have him sidelined for a number of weeks or even more. The trusted shoulder of the WWE also spoke in his Mixer account following WWE Raw to reveal some exclusive details of this injury.
The good news is that AJ Styles does not have any fracture in his body. So thankfully, he will not have to be sidelined for a long time. This is only a muscle tear, perhaps which should get okay after a few weeks’ rests. Check out the full comments from him, courtesy fightful.com,
“I’ve got something going on with my AC joint. It’s rubbing up against bone and we thought I had a fracture. It may not be the case, which is a good thing. It may require a shot to keep the swelling down. It’s not a major injury. It’s just wear and tear.”
The 2-time WWE Champion ensured the fans that it should not take a long time for him to come back in action. A veteran star like does not want to sit out either and pick up ring-rust issues,
“Hopefully, it doesn’t keep me out for very long. I can’t stand being out but I haven’t had rest in a long time. So I’m going to take time to rest my body so I can be back. WWE has made sure we’ve dealt with this injury properly. Trust me, I want to be back. I want to earn my money.”
Well, THAT escalated quickly. @BaronCorbinWWE has ATTACKED an injured @AJStylesOrg in the locker room backstage on #Raw! pic.twitter.com/QclBsrcQxr
— WWE (@WWE) May 28, 2019
PWInsider.com added that AJ Styles is pretty ‘banged up’ at this moment. He has not been through time-off for a long time. So this hiatus from WWE programming will allow him to get the much-needed rest before he comes back. He is likely to make the comeback before WWE’s storylines for Summerslam kicks off.
