As Tim noted earlier, the WWE website confirmed that new WWE NXT Champion Karrion Kross suffered a separated shoulder during his big “Takeover: XXX” main event win over Keith Lee. It was noted that Kross will undergo a MRI soon, and they will go from there. The injury was first revealed by Triple H in a post-Takeover media call.
The WWE website noted that Kross suffered a separated acromioclavicular joint during the match. With the MRI scheduled for Monday, there should be an update available in time for Wednesday’s post-Takeover edition of NXT.
WWE has released post-show video of Kross getting checked out by a WWE trainer. You can see that video above.
Stay tuned for updates on Kross’ status. Below is WWE’s announcement on the injury:
Karrion Kross sustains shoulder injury at NXT TakeOver XXX
Karrion Kross captured the NXT Championship from Keith Lee at TakeOver XXX, and he did it after sustaining a shoulder injury, WWE.com has learned.
WWE medical staff confirmed that Kross sustained a separated acromioclavicular joint during his battle with The Limitless One. Despite the injury, a determined Kross took down the champion, showing incredible toughness by lifting Lee up for a devastating Doomsday Saito off the middle rope to claim the NXT Championship.
Kross will have an MRI on Monday to determine the full extent of the injury.
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