This past edition of Smackdown Live, the tag team championships changed hands, yet again. After the Sin City Streetfight between The Usos and The New Day, the latter team was able to pull off the victory. By this, they have now become the new tag team title-holders which is their fourth reign with the tag titles.
The reason behind making The Unicorns the champion is that at one point, they are going to become the team who has the most number of title reigns in the history of tag team championship. But, it seems that the creative team will be facing yet another roadblock with The New Day, going forward. Another injury has been sustained causing a headache for the officials.
Smackdown roster headed to Honolulu, Hawaii for a live event. The New Day had a match against the team of Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler. Kofi Kingston and Big E took part in the contest from the champion team. According to a report of wrestlingINC.com, Kofi suffered an injury during this match.
According to the source, the high-flyer went for a cross-body jump off the top rope which went wrong. He landed badly on his legs and injured it. He was seen limping for the rest of the matchup. Although he was able to finish the match, the officials were called out to help him while heading towards the backstage area. Going by the report, the injury was legit. No updates are available whether it’s a major one or not.
The injury could not come at a worse time considering that The New Day had just won the tag team titles. Kofi getting injured means they can’t defend their title, anymore. The free-bird rule is applicable for the trio, but we should remember that Xavier Woods is also suffering from a concussion and unable to compete.
Hopefully, Kofi’s injury is not a major one, and he could return to in-ring competition, as soon as possible. We might get to know more about this situation on the upcoming episode of Smackdown Live.