Kevin Owens has been a mainstay on WWE programming for a while now, but it was recently confirmed that the former Universal Champion has received an injury. Owens had his knee injured even further during a match against Bobby Lashley on Raw a few weeks ago, which was seemingly done as a way to turn Lashley heel while also writing Owens off of TV for the foreseeable future. This injury means that both Owens and his tag team partner, Sami Zayn, are currently missing time from the ring. Fans have been wondering what the severity of Owens’ injury is, and if it is only a short-term injury. An update on Kevin Owens and his in-ring status has has just been provided at last courtesy of the Wrestling Observer.
According to Dave Meltzer, Owens underwent double knee surgery earlier this week, which was confirmed by photographs of the surgery. Unfortunately, it appears now that Owens will be away from the ring for far longer than originally expected. While he did not require complete reconstructive surgery, it was noted that Owens’ left leg was damaged enough to the point where he is not expected to return until at least next year. The timetable for Kevin Owens’ comeback is now slated at around February/March, which hopefully means that he will be good to go in time for WrestleMania in April of 2019. As for the rest of 2018, do not expect to see Kevin Owens competing on WWE again programming at all.
During last night’s episode of the Mae Young Classic, Mia Yim took on Toni Storm in a hard-fought match in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Although Yim was unable to get the win over Storm, fans in Full Sail University were so impressed with her that they encouraged Triple H to sign her to a contract. Since then, several reports and photos showing Yim training at the Performance Center have surfaced online. After last night’s Mae Young Classic show aired, WWE uploaded a video on their YouTube channel showing Mia meeting with Triple H backstage. “The Game” then informed her that the company wanted to sign her to a deal, which caused Yim to get very emotional. Check out the video down below: