Nothing stings greater than when a WWE star is injured ahead of “The Super Bowl of Skilled Wrestling,” WrestleMania 42. Sadly, this past Monday, that was “Big” Bronson Reed’s fate, after he tore his bicep throughout the final Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying match. Originally chosen to win the three-way match against “Primary Event” Jey Uso and the Original El Grande Americano, you may read and see the devastation on his face when he needed to be escorted to the back by the medical staff.
Days later, it was confirmed that Reed headed right down to Birmingham, Alabama to get immediate surgery. Following this fast transition, Reed underwent successful surgery, promising that his journey back to the ring starts now. In his Instagram message, which was posted this past Friday, the previous NXT Men’s North American Champion wrote, “Surgery done. Tomorrow is DAY ONE. The road back. #BRONSONREED.”
While most saw The Vision’s peripherals diminishing beyond repair, luck struck the trio, as Uso, who won the three-way contest this past Monday, was taken by ambulance throughout the opener of this week’s “WWE SmackDown,” allowing Logan Paul to interchange Uso in tonight’s Elimination Chamber PLE in Chicago. This makes it the “Maverick’s” third consecutive appearance within the Men’s Elimination Chamber match. He now joins future Hall of Famer Randy Orton, LA Knight, Cody Rhodes, Je’Von Evans, and Trick Williams, who will all fight for his or her spot facing Drew McIntyre for his Undisputed WWE Championship on either April 18 or 19 in Las Vegas.
Reed is the second member of the Vision to be out of WrestleMania contention, as his partner Bron Breakker is currently recovering from hernia surgery. If that is not bad enough, each of those men’s injuries have created heavy rewrites for “The Showcase of the Immortals.” As of this report, veteran journalist Dave Meltzer predicts that Reed could possibly be out of motion for six to seven months.