Report: Shotzi Dealing With Legitimate Injury
Shotzi's injury is not kayfabe in nature
The injury that WWE star Shotzi is currently out with is legitimate, according to a new report.
PWInsider noted: "For those who have asked about Shotzi's hand injury, we are told that there was a legitimate injury issue that led to the angle on SmackDown last week".
Ahead of the December 9 episode of SmackDown, a WWE.com digital exclusive showed Shotzi being attacked by Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, which included Shotzi having her hand slammed in a car door.
Shotzi's scheduled singles match with Baszler for that night's show was cancelled as a result, with Baszler and Rousey teaming up to take on Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox instead.
The former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion then took to Twitter to post a picture of an x-ray of her hand alongside the caption '6 weeks', suggesting she will be out until early 2023.
Shotzi last competed at a non-televised live event on November 27 (one night after her loss to Rousey in a SmackDown Women's Championship match at Survivor Series).
If her timeline is accurate, Shotzi will be hopeful of being back in time for the Royal Rumble on January 28.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.