WWE: Karl Anderson Shoulder Injury & Surgery Update, The Rock Uncertain WrestleMania 41 Status Update, More News

Karl Anderson Shoulder Injury Update – Anderson Reveals He Also Suffered Torn Labrum

As noted before, Karl Anderson has been out of action for WWE since this past November due to a torn rotator cuff and a partially torn labrum.

A recent episode of the Talk’n Shop podcast featured co-host Anderson providing an update on his recovery from surgery.

“I’m at home now, obviously with my injured shoulder. I am out indefinitely for at least six or seven more months with a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum. The labrum…I think before you wondered if that was an old injury, and I have to say, it was not. It’s coming back. I’m able to a little [movement].”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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The Rock’s Uncertain Status for WrestleMania 41 Update

As noted before, WWE’s Bad Blood 2024 event earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia featured Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson making his surprise return to WWE. The Rock had denied reports and rumors of him not currently being scheduled to work at next year’s WrestleMania 41 event due to his acting career work schedule issues.

WrestlePurists’ Ibou reported that his sources stated that Johnson is currently planned to do reshoots for the Moana 2 film that were not orginally planned and accounted for.

Ibou reported that those spoken to confirmed that WWE officials current plans for the Undisputed WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 41 is for Cody Rhodes to defend his title against John Cena.

Ibou also reported that WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque currently has a couple of WrestleMania 41 cards prepared in case of emergency and WWE is currently working with their Card #2 plans. These plans reportedly are for Cena vs. Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk to be the headliner matches for WrestleMania 41.

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WWE News & Notes

Netflix recently released a new trailer video hyping up WWE RAW’s upcoming premiere show on their Network on January 6, 2025. This new commercial was notable for featuring Becky Lynch among the WWE Superstars shown.

Friday’s WWE Speed show on Twitter featured Natalya defeating B-Fab to advance to the next round of WWE’s newest #1 Contender’s tournament for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship. Natalya will be facing off against the winner of Michin in the next round of WWE’s current tournament.

This past Thursday’s WWE Holiday Tour house show event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York featured Seth Rollins defeating Dominik Mysterio. During the match, Rollins paid tribute to the late Luke Harper, also known as Brodie Lee, by hitting Harper’s signature discus lariat to Mysterio for the pinfall victory.

WWE recently announced that they will be returning to Madison Square Garden for a WWE RAW show on March 10th. It was announced that tickets for this upcoming show will officially go on sale starting on January 8, 2025 for the pre-sale and January 10th for the general public.

WWE NXT talent Malik Blade reportedly recently suffered a knee injury, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Netflix reportedly is currently working on several new WWE-related documentaries including one based on WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Big E made a guest appearance at this past Thursday’s 2024 Rate Bowl College football game between Rutgers and Kansas State. Besides the Rate Bowl game, the Fiesta Bowl announced that Big E will be making an appearance at this year’s Fiesta Bowl game on December 31st as the Chief Fiesta Officer.

WWE recently released two new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was an “ECW footage found in the WWE Vault: BTS, in-arena brawls, One Night Stand fan interviews.” The second new video was an ECW World Television Championship match of Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Taz (c) from ECW Living Dangerously 1998.