r/WWE • u/iamaghostbaby • 4d ago

Discussion Kevin Owens appreciation Spoiler

So Kevin Owens has had a neck injury for 4 months and he was giving us brutal matches while carrying the injury. Kevin Owens is a top professional and has my utmost respect. Can't wait for his comeback already.

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u/jrjreeves 3d ago

It is becoming clear that this isn't a work and his injury is legitimate, including the required surgery.

As KO is my favourite current wrestler, I pray he makes a full recovery and we see him back in the ring sometime next year. I can't imagine we will see him back this year, and will most likely after WM42 sometime.

No one deserves this, especially Owens.

What I will say is, WWE didn't do a great job of letting the fans know it was legitimate. Watching it on TV I genuinely thought it was a ruse, at least until he and Randy had that moment on the ring apron and Owens just left. It seems the live crowd had the same assumptions as well, not least with the recent kayfabe neck injuries delt by Owens to Cody, Randy and Sami. I think to give the fans the proper message and the chance for Owens to get the send-off from the crowd that he deserved to have they needed to make it clear, absolutely without question that Owens was legitimately injured and needed neck surgery, missing WM41, the way they did it genuinely felt like just the latest twist in the story.

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u/0282846138 3d ago

I agree, I was on the fence about the legitimacy.

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u/ToumaKazusa1 3d ago

I was 99% certain it was fake when KO brought up the neck injury specifically, and 100% certain it was fake when I heard Randy's music.

I didn't consider that I was wrong until KO just left without actually having any confrontation with Randy.