Reports that all WWE personnel arrived back in the United States after Crown Jewel last Saturday (Nov. 7) in Royadh, Saudi Arabia seem to have been premature.
Fightful Select reported this afternoon that Bronson Reed was injured during Crown Jewel’s WWE World Tag Team championship match. The 38-year-old wasn’t officially in the match, but took part in The Vision’s failed attempt to keep the belts with Austin Theory & Bron Breakker. Oba Femi showed up to counter their interference, and eventually hurled
Reed off the stage through some tables set up beside it.
Big Bronson suffered kidney and rib injuries at Crown Jewel, per Fightful’s sources. As a result, medical staff ruled it unsafe for him to travel. Medical facilities and staff in Saudi Arabia are undoubtedly the best money can buy, and the report says a member of WWE’s medical team and a “top international executive” remain with him in the country.
Hostilities between Saudi forces and rebels in Yemen continue to threaten Riyadh, with an attack on the city’s financial district occurring this weekend not long after the bulk of Team WWE were in the air. We assume WWE parent company TKO and their Saudi partners are doing everything possible to keep Reed and those with him safe.
The injuries are disappointing news for Reed, who just came back from another lengthy layoff in the best shape of his career. We’ll be on the lookouts for updates on his recovery as we keep a good thought for his return to health, and to the United States.
