SmackDown Match Halted After R-Truth Injury
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 · 6 reports
- 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.
- 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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