What's the story?
Kevin Owens has been out of action since he needed to go home during a recent South American tour. A lot of people have been worried about Owens and what he's going through. He has sent love out to his fans, thanking them for their unwavering support. Now his wife has also commented on the situation.
In case you didn't know...
Even though Kevin Owens might seem a tad heartless on television and social media, he is a dedicated family man and puts his wife and children above everything else in his life, even the fact he's currently living his dream as a WWE Superstar.
The heart of the matter
Kevin Owens has no timetable for a return as per PW Insider, and our sources have confirmed this fact. It's a rather sad situation considering how deep his current storyline with Sami Zayn is getting on SmackDown Live. But he'll be back eventually and had WWE's full approval and blessing to go home to take care of his personal commitments.
Kevin Owens' wife Karina recently posted on Instagram to let fans know what is going on and thanked the fans for all of their support. She said she has the best husband she could ever ask for as well and also said that Owens is a fantastic father too.
Thank you all for the kind messages asking if everything was alright. It was one of the toughest weeks of our lives but we are ok now. This guy travelled half way around the world to get back to us and I don't know what I would have done without him. Best husband and dad we could ever ask for
What's next?
Hopefully, these personal issues won't keep Owens away from WWE television for very long and he'll be able to come back and be reinserted into the SmackDown Live story.
It will be interesting to see how WWE handles his absence in the wake of his newly revived friendship with Sami Zayn.
Author's take
I can't say enough good things about Kevin Owens. Not only is he one of my favourite pro wrestlers, but he's also one of my favourite people. It's true that he sometimes doesn't perform at the level he's capable of, like in his program with AJ Styles, but he even readily admits that wasn't his best work.
I hope he can take care of his family situation and be certain enough they'll be okay when he finally has to take off with WWE to keep making towns with the Blue Team.