WWE Announces Injury as Former Universal Champion Suffers “Fractured Metacarpal”
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On the latest episode of SmackDown on December 1st, the newly crowned US Champion Logan Paul announced an 8-man tournament to announce his next opponent. Kevin Owens was one of the 8 participants. He fought rookie Grayson Waller for the #1 contender spot. However, during the match, Waller attacked Owens’ hands which may have caused an unfortunate injury.
WWE provides an update on the health status of Kevin Owens
WWE tweeted a picture of Kevin Owens from this week’s SmackDown on 2nd December. The caption for the tweet read, “UPDATE: @fightowensfight has sustained an injury, fracturing his 4th and 5th metacarpal during #SmackDown last night.”
UPDATE: @fightowensfight has sustained an injury, fracturing his 4th and 5th metacarpal during #SmackDown last night. https://t.co/2eZSVEJ27G
— WWE (@WWE) December 2, 2023
Owens suffered the injury on his right hand. It is a common injury that is often caused by falls, or direct impacts. Despite winning the match, it will cost Owens any further participation in the tournament. WWE is yet to announce a further replacement for him though.
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