WWE Superstar Liv Morgan has reportedly suffered from a legitimate shoulder injury and was written off television this week.
Morgan was scheduled to face Rhea Ripley in a singles match this week on RAW. However, The Judgment Day member blindsided her opponent and launched a vicious attack, driving her into the barricade multiple times.
Ripley then used a steel chair to trap Morgan's arm and repeatedly stomped on it to cause further damage. Backstage reports later confirmed that Liv Morgan had suffered a legitimate shoulder injury, and the recent angle was booked to write her off WWE television. A report by Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez claimed:
"Liv Morgan does have a shoulder injury, and this was an angle to put her out of action for a while and maybe a long while. I guess that is to be determined," Alvarez said. "It was pretty clear. I mean, they don't do an angle like that. I mean, they did that. That was a real hardcore angle. And obviously, it's, you know, she's had the shoulder injury," Meltzer added.
The news of Morgan's injury stunned the WWE Universe, leaving several fans devasted about the mishap. Many noted how she is unlucky to have sustained another injury after recently returning from another.
However, most WWE fans agreed that this was the right time to let Morgan take time off television to recover fully. They suggested that the top babyface could then return as a hot favorite to win the Women's Royal Rumble Match next year.
Here's what WWE fans had to say about Liv Morgan's injury, absence, and potential Royal Rumble win:
Rhea Ripley breaks silence after Liv Morgan's injury on WWE RAW
Following the brutal segment on RAW, Rhea Ripley was asked if she took things too far during her attack on Liv Morgan. The Women's World Champion dismissed the idea, claiming she had warned her former tag team partner against interfering in her business.
Ripley claimed to be running the women's division across RAW, SmackDown, and NXT and said she would subject others to the same treatment if they stayed in her way. The Judgment Day member was quoted as saying:
"Took things too far, Byron [Saxton]? Are you kidding me? Do you know who I am? I am Rhea bloody Ripley, I run this women’s division whether anyone likes it or not. People get in my way, they get in my business, I get them out of there." [0:10 - 0:28]
Later in the interview, NXT star Lyra Valkyria challenged Rhea Ripley to a title match at NXT this week, and the champion accepted. She will now put her Women's World Championship on the line tonight and will likely be accompanied by her "Dom-Dom" and newly crowned NXT North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio.