WWE: Braun Strowman Suffered Concussion Injury, Edge on Career Future, A&E WWE Ratings

Braun Strowman Reportedly Suffered Concussion Injury

Braun Strowman reportedly recently suffered a concussion injury, according to PWInsider.

Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that this was the reason why Strowman was pulled from his originally scheduled appearances at this past weekend’s house show events. Johnson reported that the timetable for Strowman’s return is currently not known.

Strowman recently commented on Twitter confirming PWInsider’s report about him suffering a concussion injury and stated that he is currently feeling better.

Strowman last wrestled at this past Friday’s SmackDown show in Columbus, Ohio in a tag team match with Ricochet against The Viking Raiders.

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Edge Comments on Future of His Wrestling Career

A recent episode of the Impaulsive podcast featured Edge as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Edge’s thoughts on the future of his wrestling career.

“I don’t want to stick around to the point where it’s like, ‘Oh, there he is. Okay.’ I don’t want to get there. When I come out now, I feel the explosion. I feel all of that to throw at them. That’s still there. I don’t know if that, for me, will ever go away. I feel like, in this last run, the Rocky Balboa movie, which I watched two nights before my comeback. I was in tears. (Sylvester) Stallone’s monologues in it, were all things that were going through my mind. I realized, ‘I gotta get this out of the basement,’ because I didn’t have the chance to end it the way I wanted it to. This time, I’m going to get to do that. Now, I have two little girls that I have to spend the rest of my life taking care of. I have a wish list of things that are still to do, but it’s not long, and neither is the time. At most, I might have another year in me, to be able to do it at this level and still be able to do it at an elite level where I can still hang, where I have to get in with Austin Theory, who is 25 and wasn’t born when I had my first match in WWE.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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A&E WWE Programming Ratings – April 23, 2023

This past Sunday’s WWE Rivals doubleheader first episode drew 445,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #24 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was up compared to last week’s 357, 000 viewers, 0.11 rating and #25 ranking. This episode focused on the famous Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart feud.

This past Sunday’s WWE Rivals doubleheader second episode drew 433,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #25 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was also up compared to last week’s 357, 000 viewers and 0.11 rating but same for key demographic ranking. This episode focused on the famous Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels feud.

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