Big Cass to Undergo Surgery on Injured Knee, Out Several Months

WWE posted an update on Big Cass’s knee injury that he suffered last night on Raw. Cass underwent an MRI today and it showed that he has an ACL tear and possibly a meniscus tear, and will undergo surgery this week. WWE doctor Chris Robinson added that a typical ACL tear takes about 9 months to recover from.

AUG. 22 UPDATE: An initial MRI of Big Cass’ left knee shows that he will require surgery.

“It looks like he has an ACL tear, possibly a medial meniscus tear, but we’re going to wait for the radiologist to evaluate the MRI and give us their full report,” WWE ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson said.

The seven-footer will be undergoing surgery this week to repair the damage, which will be the start of a long road back to the squared circle.

“A typical ACL tear takes about nine months [to recover from],” Robinson said.

Big Cass suffered the injury to his left knee during the Brooklyn Street Fight against Enzo Amore on Raw. The injury occurred after Amore dodged a big boot by pulling down the top rope, sending Cass to the floor in the process.

“It’s hard to tell what the extent of the injury is, but we’re going to send him to get an MRI tomorrow and figure that out,” said WWE ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson.

Stay with WWE.com as more details about Cass’ condition are revealed.

Pretty brutal. Cass suffered the injury during his match against Enzo Amore on Raw when he went for a big boot, but Enzo ducked and pulled down the top rope, sending Cass tumbling over the top to the outside and landing awkwardly on his left knee. Cass tried to continue the match, but his leg gave out when attempting the Empire Elbow and the referee put up the X to stop the match.

A video of the match and the injury is below: