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Elijah Reportedly Undergoes Successful Surgery After Injury Tuesday Night On WWE NXT

The TNA Wrestling star was injured on this week's episode of WWE NXT.
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It's been a rough week for injuries in professional wrestling.

WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan reportedly will need surgery to repair the damage she sustained Monday Night on Raw when she dislocated her shoulder. The injury is going to keep her out of action for months.

The news was unfortunately not any better for TNA Wrestling star Elijah, who suffered an injury of his own Tuesday night on NXT. Sean Ross Sapp of Fighftul Select is reporting that fans are going to very likely have to wait several months before they can walk with him again.

"Fightful Select has learned that Elijah, formerly known as Elias, sustained a triceps tear on this week's episode of NXT. We're told that the spot happened when he came off the the top rope and did double knees to the chest. When he broke his landing with his arms, a tear was sustained."

You can tell that Elijah was in some serious pain in the above clip that WWE posted to its X account on Tuesday. Ross Sapp noted in his report that TNA Wrestling's Lead Ringside Physician was visiting the show this week in Orlando, Florida and provided assistance to the NXT medical staff.

Doctors have reportedly already performed a successful surgery on Elijah to repair the injury. The Takedown on SI wishes him a speedy recovery.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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