Photo for Headline Surfer / Jimmy Uso apparently injured his knee in a ladder match during the Wrestlemania 36 tapings at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida last month, as shown in this WWE highlight video download from Youtube.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ringside News is reporting that WWE superstar Jimmy Uso of The Usos has suffered a knee injury that will keep him out of the ring for 6 to 9 months.
Here is a synopsis of the injury Jimmy Uso suffered as described by Ringside News: The belief is that the injury occurred during the WrestleMania tapings in the ladder match. This would explain why Jimmy and Jey are not advertised for the Money In The Bank pay-per-view. Instead, The Forgotten Sons have been slotted to feud with The New Day along with The Miz & John Morrison and Lucha House Party.
The Usos - Jimmy and Jey - are 6-time tag teams champions in the WWE since 2014. There's no word yet if WWE plans on using twin brother Jey on shows or if they will wait until Jimmy is ready to return. The 6-9 month timeframe means Jimmy could be back in late September in the best case scenario or he could be out through the end of the year in the worst case, Ringside News added.
The Usos - Jimmy and Jey - are 6-time tag teams champions in the WWE since 2014. There's no word yet if WWE plans on using twin brother Jey on shows or if they will wait until Jimmy is ready to return. The 6-9 month timeframe means Jimmy could be back in late September in the best case scenario or he could be out through the end of the year in the worst case, Ringside News added.
Kevin Owens sidelined with ankle injury following match at Wrestlemania
EWrestling News reports WWE Superstar Kevin Owens has been sidelined with an ankle injury following his match with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36.
In an interview with RDS (Canadian Sports Network), Owens commented on his injury: “The great thing about WWE is that it doesn’t require us to be there if we don’t want to. This is also why in the last two weeks I have not been present because I preferred to be at home with my family,” Owens said.
Brock Lesnar tops among WWE's Top 10 highest paid performers
Photo for Headline Surfer / Then-WWE champion Brock Lesnar, shown at left, in his loss to WWE's Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania 36. Lesnar was WWE's highest-paid performer in 2019. McIntyre didn't make the top 10 list of highest wage earners.
WWE's 10 highest-earning employees made a combined $36.6 million before taxes in 2019 and part-time performer Brock Lesnar led the list by quite some distance, according to a story in GiveMeSport, a British wrestling blog site. Here is the ranking:
1. Brock Lesnar: $10 million; 2. Roman Reigns: $5 million; 3. Randy Orton: $4.1 million; 4. Seth Rollins: $4 million; 5. Triple H: $3.3 million; 6. Becky Lynch: $3.1 million; 7. Goldberg: $3 million; 8. Shane McMahon: $2.1 million; 9. Stephanie McMahon: $2 million; 10. Braun Strowman: $1.9 million.
"Lesnar, who has wrestled just nine times in the last 12 months, is WWE's highest-paid star by miles" GiveMeSport emphasized, pointing out the highest paid totals stand out that much more after the WWE cut more than two dozen wrestlers and behind-the-scenes personnel a couple of weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And it should be noted that seven of the top 10 highest paid of 2019 are members of the McMahon Family: Triple H (Paul Levesque), who is married to Stephanie McMahon. And her brother is Shane McMahon. The siblings are the grown children of WWE principal owner Vince McMahon.
Among the WWE in-ring performers cut in mid-April were Rusev, Sarah Logan, Aiden English, Erick Rowan, Epico Colon, Primo Colon, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Zack Ryder, No Way Jose, Drake Maverick, Curt Hawkins, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, EC3, Eric Young, Heath Slater, and Lio Rush.
Longtime referee Mike Chioda was cut as well.
Behind the scenes personnel cut by the WWE include Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, retired Canadian wrestler and WWE writer Lance Storm, retired Northern Irish wrestler-turned WWE producer Dave Finlay, retired wrestler "The Hurricane" and WWE producer Shane Helms, and a retired pro wrestler known in the ring as Irwin R. Schyster in WWE producer Mike Rotunda.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, who keeps tabs on the pro wrestling industry, said in a tweet the WWE personnel cuts were not necessary.
"They didn't have to," Meltzer said of the WWE. "They have $500 million cash reserves and giant TV deals. They chose to. If they were losing money, it would be very different. This is not a restaurant with no cash reserves not being able to keep its waiters/chiefs/waitresses."
Mickie James comments on WWE superstars working empty arena shows during the pandemic
Photo by Gage Skidmore / WWE superstar and commentator Mickie James shown at Celebrity Fight Night XXV in Phoenix, Ariz as part of her wikipedia bio description.
EWrestling notes Mickie James in a recent interview with KLAS – 8 News, commenting on WWE Superstars working in empty arenas during the COVID-19 pandemic:
“I don’t think I’ve been in that position, except for when I was trying to make it and there was, like, four people in the audience," James said.
"To not have that immediate reaction from the fans to then, one, make us feel and know we are telling the story correctly and we’re doing our job correctly, but then also to have that immediate, like, fire inside of you that is driven by the fans," James said, adding, "It makes for a really unique experience, I think, on both ends.”
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