Another Injury Scare Rocks WWE Roster as Match Ends in Abrupt Stoppage on SmackDown After a Dangerous Spot

2024 seems to have a number of live in-ring injuries. Last week on Monday Night RAW, a tag team match was stopped as Giovani Vinci suffered an injury. This was due to a dropkick that resulted in Vinci landing awkwardly on his head. This episode of SmackDown saw something similar.

The WWE has new policies in place where if the referee sees anything where the wrestlers look like they took a hard bump, the match is called off. This is the second time this year that a match has been called off due to an awkward bump.

SmackDown match stopped due to injury scare

There have been many times when wrestlers took bumps in a match that made the fans look away. However, the matches still continued, but now, with the new year rolled in, all that has changed. Now, matches are stopped if the referee feels like the wrestlers cannot continue after a bad bump.

The match between Austin Theory and Carmelo Hayes saw an injury scare tonight. During the match, as both men put their best foot forward, one move almost resulted in serious injury. During the middle of the match, Austin Theory attempted a leaping Spanish Fly.

However, the move resulted in both men landing on their necks. This immediately made the referee call off the match as both men lay there. Even Grayson Waller, who was ringside, was shocked at this. You can clearly see Waller’s face as both men hit the mat. The ref was quick to check on both men, who also saw the way they landed.

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Bad neck bumps have seen the end of so many WWE stars. With the new policies in place, matches are stopped to prevent stars from continuing the match with injuries and worsening the damage.

The star with the worst injury of 2023

Charlotte Flair had the worst injury of 2023. During her match with Asuka, she tore her ACL, which resulted in her being shelved for the next nine months. She had a major role to play in the feud with  Damage CTRL. On social media, she claimed that the injury scared her the most.

While she did pick up the win in the match, the damage was done, and she had to be assisted out of the ring. Due to the injury, she will not be part of any PLE during the first half of 2024.

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