Charlotte Flair Expected to Undergo Surgery Recovering From Her Recent Multiple Injuries

14-time WWE World Champion Charlotte Flair suffered an unfortunate injury last week on SmackDown while fighting Asuka. During the match at Rhodes Island, Providence, she tripped over the top rope while attempting a superplex, hurting her right knee in the process.

PWInsider has now reported an update on the health status of the former WWE Champion. While Flair has proven herself to be a pretty strong individual, she has had quite a history of taking leaves due to medical reasons. But this might be the longest of all of her leaves, as she is expected to go under the knife.

Major update on Charlotte Flair’s knee injury

As per the report on December 18th, “Charlotte Flair is slated to undergo knee surgery in the weeks ahead, PWInsider.com has confirmed. We are told that the surgery is being scheduled around the holidays, which is why it hasn’t happened yet.” Flair had suffered a torn ACL which requires surgery for healing if the tear is full, however, there have been rumors that the injury may be worse.

PWInsider further reported on the status of the injury and gave more details on the same. The report stated, “In speaking to one source about the injury, it was described as “likely worse than” just a torn ACL and that there were additional knee injuries but they declined to specify what they may have been. The torn ACL was rumored among talents at RAW this past Monday.”

Looking at the situation of Flair, it was believed that she had suffered a torn ACL. But it was later revealed that she might have suffered a torn MCL and Meniscus as well.

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The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is a vital knee ligament for stability, while the MCL (medial collateral ligament) supports the inner knee, and the meniscus acts as a shock-absorbing cartilage between the thigh and shin bones, aiding knee movement. Injuries to these components can lead to pain and instability in the knee. Hence, Flair will be out of action for nine months thus missing Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.

Charlotte Flair’s injury raises major concern for WWE

Flair’s injury has created major dilemmas for WWE as they are on the road to WrestleMania. Flair is one of the top performers in the Women’s Division and would have been a part of Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.

Since she is injured now, WWE will be looking for a replacement not just for her feud against Damage CTRL, but also for upcoming major PLEs. Though, the roster is huge, a talent like Flair is irreplaceable.

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