R-Truth Provides Injury Update After SmackDown
A match on SmackDown between R-Truth and Damian Priest was halted after Truth appeared to suffer an injury. Truth attempted a missile dropkick from the turnbuckle and stayed on the mat afterward while remaining conscious and moving.
The referee checked on Truth and then stopped the match, signaling the X sign to indicate a legitimate injury. Priest left the ring and retrieved a steel chair, but the referee intervened to prevent further action.
Fraxiom came to the ring to check on Truth as Priest dropped the chair and exited the area. Reports confirmed that the match stoppage was legitimate.
The original plan for the match had Priest winning followed by a post-match attack that Fraxiom would interrupt to make the save. Truth previously suffered a torn quad during an NXT match in November 2022 that required surgery and kept him sidelined for more than a year.
Story timeline · 15 reports
- R-Truth Suffers Injury During SmackDown Bout With Damian PriestR-Truth hit a missile dropkick off the top rope on Damian Priest during their SmackDown match but stayed down on the mat afterward.
- R-Truth updates fans after SmackDown injury scareDuring his October 16 match against Damian Priest on SmackDown, R-Truth injured himself on a top-rope dropkick, prompting the referee to halt the bout and…
- R-Truth Confirms He Is Okay After SmackDown Injury ScareDuring his singles match against Damian Priest on the October 16 episode of WWE SmackDown, R-Truth came off the top rope with a front dropkick and was unable…
- R-Truth Breaks Silence on Scary WWE SmackDown Injury With Hospital UpdatePer Ringside News: 2026, R-Truth took to Twitter to address his condition after the October 16 episode of SmackDown.
- Injury Update: Latest On R-Truth After WWE Smackdown Match Stopped For Apparent InjuryA new report has an injury setback update on R-Truth after his match with Damian Priest was stopped on this weekend’s episode of WWE Smackdown.
- R-Truth Injury Update After SmackDown Match StoppageR-Truth suffered an injury during his match against Damian Priest on Friday's SmackDown in Sacramento.
- R-Truth’s Injury Status Update After WWE SmackDown Match Was Stopped EarlyAlvarez shared the update on Twitter on October 18, explaining that he didn’t have any additional details about the injury setback.
- R-Truth Injury Update After SmackDown MatchR-Truth's bout against Damian Priest on Friday's WWE SmackDown ended prematurely after he appeared to suffer an injury while performing a top-rope dropkick.
- Injury Update: R-Truth Injury Causes SmackDown Match Against Damian Priest to Stop - TWNP-Wrestling NewsThe latest: after weeks of tension building between Damian Priest and R-Truth, Wepa Up imploded on SmackDown last night.
- SmackDown Match Halted After R-Truth InjuryR-Truth's match against Damian Priest on WWE SmackDown ended abruptly when Truth stayed down following a missile dropkick.
- R-Truth vs Damian Priest Ends Via Referee StoppageR-Truth faced Damian Priest in a singles match on WWE SmackDown that concluded with a referee stoppage after Truth delivered a missile dropkick.
- R-Truth Match Stopped After Injury on SmackDownR-Truth's match against Damian Priest on WWE SmackDown ended in a referee stoppage after Truth appeared to suffer an injury.
- Injury Update: R-Truth Legitimately Hurt During WWE SmackDown Match With Damian PriestTruth and Priest had been going at it in a physical singles match when things suddenly changed.
- R-Truth goes head-to-head with former friend Damian PriestThe latest: don't miss all the action, Friday at 8 ET/7 CT on USA.
Source: Wrestling Observer
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