Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com reported today that Triple H has injured his neck following the Monday Night RAW tapings this week. The incident was quite scary, as later on in the night it caused Triple H to collapse backstage. It originally happened during the handicap match against Hurricane and Rosey, when Rosey did the big leg drop, but a bump Triple H took in the closing segment of the show (interview with Batista) reaggrivated the injury causing him to collapse backstage. There’s no update as of how severe the injury is, but things are not looking good for The Game. Stephanie McMahon, who was supposed to be visiting OVW today (more on that below) cancelled last minute. The Billion Dollar Princess didn’t even attend the SmackDown tapings on Tuesday night, so that should tell you how serious the injury was. Stay tuned to TheBalrogsLair.com and Inside the Ring Newsletter, as we continue to update you on what could be a major news story here!
Here is the post by Mike Johnson over at PWInsider.com:
Triple H injured his neck at the Raw taping this past Monday with the injury being so bad that at one point, he collapsed backstage.
According to several sources, the initial injury occurred during Triple H’s handicap match against Hurricane and Rosey when Rosey legdropped H and landed on his neck and head. At one point, it was thought Triple H may have had suffered a concussion as well, but we don’t have the concussion confirmed at this time.
After the handicap match, H spent a lot of time backstage icing down his neck and keeping a towel around it. He went back out for the show closing angle with Jim Ross and WWE World champion Batista and reaggravated the neck injury while taking a bump during the segment, as he collapsed upon arrival backstage at the gorilla position after the angle.
It is believed that Triple H’s injury was the reason why the scheduled dark match main event (Shawn Michaels and Batista vs. Ric Flair and Triple H) was canceled. John Borchardt, who attended the Raw taping, sent word on Tuesday morning that Earl Hebner ran down from the back and yelled to ring announcer Lillian Garcia that there was no tag match.
It also appears Triple H’s neck injury may have prevented Stepanie McMahon from traveling to Louisville, Kentucky with other members of WWE management and the creative team today to scout WWE’s developmental talent in Ohio Valley Wrestling. The scouting went on for about four hours during this afternoon’s training session, with the writers heading home prior to tonight’s OVW TV taping.
Credit: Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com