Report: Jade Cargill Suffering From Serious Injury

Since WWE SmackDown Superstar Jade Cargill was written off TV in November, conflicting reports have emerged regarding her injury status.

On-screen, Cargill was found to have been the victim of a backstage attack by a mystery assailant, but the length of her absence is still yet to be determined.

The latest update comes from Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, who stated: "I don't care what you read online. Jade Cargill is injured and it's serious and I don't know when she's going to be back."

This stands in direct opposition to a report by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, who reported the following shortly after the onscreen angle:

"We are told that attack on Cargill on last week's Friday Night Smackdown was all storyline, nothing more.

"While WWE announced a litany of injuries to Cargill, we are told that is all to put over the severity of the attack and set the stage for a future Cargill storyline.

"So, in short, Jade Cargill is not injured."

The aforementioned litany of injuries reported officially by WWE is as follows:

"After suffering a mysterious attack on SmackDown, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Jade Cargill has been diagnosed with numerous injuries including deep lumbar paraspinal muscle contusions, a bruised kidney, a sprained MCL in her right knee, a tibial plateau bone bruise of her right knee, and facial lacerations. There is no timetable for her return at this time. Make sure to follow all WWE social media platforms as this story develops."

The most recent onscreen update to the situation has seen Naomi step in to team with Cargill's tag partner Bianca Belair, who is still keen to defend her half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis reluctantly told Naomi and Belair to expect a title defence next week, and although Cargill is still listed as champion, that may not last much longer.

H/T to WrestlingNews.co.

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