Top WWE Star Pulled From Upcoming Events

Major WWE name has been pulled from upcoming house shows.

By Andrew Pollard / December 8, 2022

WWE.com

Following his stretcher job on this week's WWE Raw, Matt Riddle has been pulled from this coming weekend's WWE live events.

Mike Johnson over at PWInsider broke this news, with Riddle's Raw brand set for house shows at Saginaw, Michigan's Dow Event Center on Saturday and Kalamazoo, Michigan's Wings Event Center on Sunday. As of this writing, the Original Bro has been pulled from both of those shows.

Neither Riddle or WWE have yet to comment on the star's status following the events of this past Monday night, and it would appear likely that the former UFC fighter has been pulled in order to sell the injuries he sustained earlier this week.

For those who missed Raw, Riddle teamed with Kevin Owens in a losing effort against Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos. Following that match, Matt was viciously attacked by Solo Sikoa; an attack that resulted in Riddle being carried to the back on a stretcher.

As for the aforementioned pair of upcoming live events, the Raw stars currently advertised for those shows are Bianca Belair, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Dexter Lumis, Bayley, Kevin Owens and Austin Theory.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 8th Dec 2022

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