Report: Naomi To Potentially Be Out Of Action For A Long Time

WWE may need to vacate the Women's World Championship in the near future, with a new report noting that Naomi may be out of action for a long time.

Naomi was scheduled to defend the Women's World Title against IYO SKY on the August 11 edition of Raw, but it was announced just hours before the show that the match was off due to Naomi not being medically cleared to compete. It later emerged that Naomi was in Quebec City for Raw, so her absence from the show wasn't due to travel issues.

Bryan Alvarez has now reported on Wrestling Observer Live that Naomi could be gone from WWE for a long time.

"There is definitely a rumour going around in WWE about what's going on with Naomi, and like it's being talked about by people there, and if it is, in fact, what's going on, she is going to be out for a long, long time. Okay, I'll just say that for now. My presumption is that, you know, people will find out probably fairly soon, but I think that it would be a while. If this is the case," Alvarez said.

"Clash in Paris isn't for three more weeks. So oftentimes when, let's say that she has a concussion, okay, if she had a concussion, they would just be she's not medically cleared to compete [and] they would evaluate her next week… To already presume she's not going to be at Clash in Paris. That doesn't sound good."

Should Naomi be gone for a while, this would end what has been a banner year so far for the 37-year-old, who has won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match and then captured the Women's World Championship at Evolution.

H/T WrestlingNews.co

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