3 WWE Superstars who injured themselves and 3 who injured other wrestlers

#3 Seth Rollins (injured Finn Balor)

Finn Balor made his way to the main roster in 2016, as the fifth pick of the 2016 WWE Draft. Immediately upon his arrival on WW RAW, Balor won a Fatal 4-Way match that also featured Rusev, Cesaro, and Kevin Owens. He went on to defeat Roman Reigns to bag an opportunity at the Universal title, that WWE had established a short while ago.

Finn Balor suffers shoulder injury at SummerSlam 2016:

At SummerSlam 2016, Balor defeated Seth Rollins to become the first-ever Universal Champion. The next night on WWE RAW, it was revealed that Balor had suffered a shoulder injury during the match, and was forced to vacate his newly-won belt. Rollins had launched Balor into the barricade at one point, which ultimately resulted in him getting injured. Triple H could be seen getting emotional in the backstage area, as Balor relinquished his belt. In the clip embedded above, you can witness the exact moment when Balor got injured. He made his return to the ring in March 2017, at a WWE live event.

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