Why WWE removes Liv Morgan & other injured stars from TV, according to veteran, instead of giving them other roles (Exclusive)

Several WWE stars are currently missing from television due to various injuries. Former Women's World Champion Liv Morgan is dealing with a shoulder injury, while Bianca Belair is out after a finger injury. Recently, former World Heavyweight Champion Gunther was also written off due to a nose injury.

Wrestling veteran Vince Russo revealed why WWE has been removing injured stars from its roster. It seemed like the promotion would've been dealing with another injury issue when Seth Rollins got injured during his match with LA Knight during Saturday Night's Main Event, but it was all a ruse, as revealed at SummerSlam 2025.

Speaking on BroDown on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Vince Russo claimed that all these injured superstars have been taken off television because their return would generate a pop. He said that these are 'pops' that WWE has kept in its back pocket to use whenever needed.

"Why, when a wrestler gets a boo boo, are they taken off the show? And I finally figured it out because now Gunther's hurt, and now Gunther's going to be off the show. I finally figured it out, because they know that's another pop in their back pocket. They know when Bianca Belair comes back, they got a pop. When Liv Morgan comes back, they got a pop. When Gunther comes back, they got a pop. So, they completely take them off television just to line up what's the pop in September? What's the pop in October?" Russo said. [29:14 onwards]

Liv Morgan hasn't been seen on WWE television since suffering her shoulder injury during an episode of RAW. Bianca Belair recently served as the Special Guest Referee during a match between Jade Cargill and Naomi at Evolution 2025, which hinted that a return is close for the former WWE Women's Champion. However, there has been no update on that yet.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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