Backstage News on Vince McMahon’s Condition Following Injury Return, Hideo Itami Confirms Injury, Reveals His Dusty Rhodes Classic Status

October 13, 2016

Backstage News on Vince McMahon’s Condition Following Injury Return

As noted, Vince McMahon returned to WWE TV tapings last week following a quadriceps injury. McMahon had surgery for an injured quad in mid-September, and according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, McMahon returned to TV last week with a big brace on his leg. While Vince wasn’t walking all that well, he is reportedly not using crutches.

Hideo Itami Confirms Injury, Reveals His Dusty Rhodes Classic Status

As noted, WWE NXT star Hideo Itami suffered an injury in the main event of the NXT live event which took place on 10/1 in Largo, FL. Itami suffered the injury after he took a powerbomb from Riddick Moss.

WWE has released the following video, during which Itami reveals he is indeed injured, and will not be teaming with Kota Ibushi in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

Itami added he isn’t sure about his status for “Takeover: Toronto” but said he will be with NXT in Japan later this year. Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com noted here is no timetable for Itami’s return to the ring, and you can check out footage of the injury below:

BREAKING: @HideoItami has suffered an injury and is unable to compete in the #DustyClassic with @ibushi_kota. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/s1fuZNuoF5

— WWE (@WWE) October 13, 2016

Hideo Itami Takes Nasty Looking Bump Saturday Night At An NXT Live Event. No Word On His Condition pic.twitter.com/xK0YnPZZ9J

— Pro Wrestling Ultd (@pwunlimited) October 2, 2016

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.