WWE: Seth Rollins’ Knee Injury Rumored to More Serious Than Believed, Dakota Kai ACL Injury Update, More News

Jan 19, 2024

Seth Rollins Knee Injury Rumored to be More Serious Than Previously Believed

As noted before, Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury at this past Monday’s WWE RAW show in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Rollins was able to walk on his own backstage but the severity and exact nature of his injury was not known at the time.

PWTorch’s Wade Keller reported that Rollins’ injury might be worse than previously believed based on how his sources reacted when he asked for more information. Keller stated:

“Connecting some dots, I am thinking it’s not good news but I don’t know how bad the news is. The reason for that is, I’ve asked a bunch of people and some of whom would likely be privy to what’s going on who won’t comment. I understand there’s internal policies on that. But I would think if he was fine and he ‘walked it off’ [then] we’d be hearing that.”

Keller reported that it is possible that WWE could use Rollins’ legitimate injury for storyline purposes and either write him out if it is indeed serious or hold off and wait until more tests results arrive before making any definitive decision. Keller also reported that those spoken to currently believe that the news likely will be bad regarding Rollins’ knee injury situation.

One talent spoken to reportedly stated that because of Rollins’ history with injuries, Rollins would have had a good idea if he should have finished the match with the injury and if he should be walking on it backstage. This same talent reportedly stated that since Rollins managed to do both, it could be one of those situations where he just needs to rest his knee for a few weeks. This same talent reportedly also stated that they do not rule out the possibility of Rollins’ injury being much worse.

Transcript h/t: WrestlingNews.co

Dakota Kai ACL Injury Status Update

As noted before, Dakota Kai has been out of action for WWE since this past May due to an ACL injury.

Kai recently provided an update on Twitch denying recent rumors and speculation that she has been faking her injury due to her being able to move around well on WWE television shows.

“I’m so sick of seeing people saying, ‘She can run and jump, but she’s not cleared still?’ No, that’s not how this works. Obviously, I can run and jump because I’ve been doing it for the last few months, but they have a set date for when you actually get cleared because I have to still do matches and they have to check all the boxes of when I’m actually cleared. I’m not going to be in a wheelchair for nine months and then suddenly stand up and go, ‘I’m cured.’ That’s not how it works …
I have been running. I have been jumping. Please stop with ‘she’s lying, she’s faking.’ Do you think it’s been my choice to not wrestle for nine months? Do you think it’s been my choice? No. I don’t know when the clear date is. Please stop asking me. Rehab is going great though. It’s definitely not long now.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE News & Notes

As noted before, Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury at this past Monday’s WWE RAW show in North Little Rock, Arkansas. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE officials have pulled Rollins off of his scheduled appearances for this weekend’s house show events due to his injury situation.

Dave Meltzer reported in a recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio that he was interviewed multiple times for Netflix’s upcoming docuseries based on Vince McMahon. Meltzer reported that he was asked every single subject you can think of regarding to McMahon. Meltzer also reported that due to production for this new series taking a long while, the originally planned ending for the series has been changed in order to cover in detail McMahon’s sexual misconduct scandal and him no longer being the owner of WWE. Meltzer also reported that this upcoming series will be released sooner than people think but he was limited in what he was allowed to disclose about the series.

Chelsea Green recently announced on Twitter that she finally obtained a green card following an eight year journey to get one in order to work and live permanent in the United States. Green stated “Only my fellow expats understand the stress of the immigration system… I am so relieved to say after 8 years, 5 pro wrestling companies & 4 visas, I finally have my green card!“

A recent episode of The Kyle & Jackie O Show radio show featured LA Knight and Grayson Waller as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Knight revealing that WWE talent get drug tested every month in response to a question about if there was a “cheap way” that wrestlers can bulk up and specifically mentioning steroids. Knight stated “You can’t (use steroids).” Waller responded stating “I wish. That would make my life so much easier if I was to cheat (in that) way (he jokingly said).” Knight responded back stating “Yeah, because that would actually make recovery easy but, no, every month we get tested. Every single month.” (Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com)

In a recent interview with WWE The Bump show, Randy Orton gave his thoughts about Dominik Mysterio’s potential for big stardom in the future. Orton stated “Oh my god, that kid’s got a hell of a future. We haven’t even seen anything from him yet, and he’s already done so much. The reaction he gets from the people, I’ve been able to work with him on some live events, and the kid’s good. He’s good. He’s got the future by the balls.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Bayley gave her thoughts about 2024 is going to be the year that defines her wrestling career. Bayley stated “All my experience, especially after going through the (ACL) injury, the pressure of having new girls rely on you, that’s a lot of pressure, but it made me feel ready for everything. This year is going to be the one that defines my career. It will define who I am and what I’ve brought to the wrestling industry.” Bayley also gave her thoughts about feeling destined to have one more match with Mercedes Mone in the future. Bayley stated “We’ll always be destined for one more match. Our next match will never be our last. We’re ‘The Brooklyn Girls’. We’re going to live on forever because of that match, and it’s something we can carry on forever.“

In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Carlito gave his thoughts about the future of his wrestling career and his current goals for his return run in WWE. Carlito stated “I just told them I was ready to come back full time, do as much as I can. I’ve got very few years left, so I want to take advantage of the years that I have left in this business. I think I’m in a completely different space now. I know that I’m older, I know, I’m not what [I] used to be. But I know I still have a lot to give, there’s a lot in the tank. And I guess my goals now is to mix it up with the young guys and just help the next generation of wrestlers and the business as best as I can putting in my little input on it. That’s kind of my goal, too, to elevate the other guys. We all know who Rey Mysterio is, and [Santos] Escobar seems to be on a path going up. So, any other members that come in, the new guys, that’s what I want to do, to elevate them and make them just as big as any other part of the LWO.“

WWE announced two new matches for the card of tonight’s WWE SmackDown show in Atlanta, Georgia: