On WWE.com, the company reported that Rusev has suffered a lower leg injury during the Smackdown tapings Tuesday. However, little more has been officially discussed about the Bulgarian Brutes status for Elimination Chamber, where he is supposed to be one of the six participants in the Intercontinental Championship chamber match. WWE could go about this a couple different ways. They could go the Hideo Itami route and know he cant compete, and rather than remove him, they could film a segment with Rusev getting taken out perhaps Dolph Ziggler gets revenge from Raw. They could go the Triple H route and severely limit his involvement in the chamber match to a handful of moves and just get through it. Or WWE could just pull him and then name a replacement (Bray Wyatt is rumored for that role). Maybe they hold a match during the kickoff show for the final spot, say Stardust versus Luke Harper (two former IC champs). But even the loss of Rusev could add a layer of intrigue if done right.