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WWE Confirms Zack Ryder Injury On Smackdown, Tajiri / WWE Return Update, Who Won This Week’s Brand Split War?

Zack Ryder

WWE.com posted the following, confirming an earlier report that Zack Ryder injured his knee during the Smackdown Tag Team Battle Royal:

On the Dec. 13 episode of SmackDown LIVE, Zack Ryder suffered an injury to his left knee. The injury took place when Long Island Iced-Z attempted a Rough Ryder in the same contest in which The Hype Bros won a Tag Team No. 1 Contenders’ Battle Royal. This victory gave them the right to challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Family.

After the match, Ryder was carried to the trainer’s room and is currently on crutches.

“We think he injured his kneecap or his patella. We think it popped out and then popped back in, so we’re just going to do an MRI to make sure that there is not cartilage damage or some tendon tearing, stuff like that,” according to WWE’s Dr. Chris Robinson. “Hopefully there’s not and it’ll be a shorter rehab period. If there is, there’s a different road we might have to go down that may take longer to get him to recover.”

Check back to WWE.com tomorrow for an update following Ryder’s MRI.

Ryder won the match for his team, earning a future title shot against The Wyatt Family, but live reports said the referee threw up the ‘X’ for an injury and Ryder was later pulled from tonight’s Tribute To The Troops tapings.

Related: The Wyatt Family’s Next Challengers Confirmed, Possible Injury During Tonight’s Battle Royal

Tajiri

The following video features a return promo for former WWE star Tajiri, who recently confirmed he would be returning to the company.

Tajiri appeared in this summer’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic, and worked for WWE between 2001-08, as well as being known for his time in ECW, All-Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and most recently Wrestle-1 in Japan. Tajiri announced earlier this month he would return sometime in 2017.

Related: Japanese Wrestling Legend Yoshihiro Tajiri Returning to WWE in Early 2017

RAW vs Smackdown

Now that both of this week’s shows are in the books, we ask you: who wins this week’s brand split wars?

 

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