WWE fans saw El Hijo del Vikingo challenge Rey Fénix for the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship in his “SmackDown” debut on Friday. The show was actually pre-taped following an early episode of “Raw”. The next day, Vikingo was set to defend his AAA Latin American Championship against EK Prosper on “NXT”. He made it to the tapings, but was injured while preparing for the match. It’s unclear what the precise injury is.
On the newest episode of Wrestling Observer, Dave Meltzer provided the newest on Vikingo’s injury. “It might be serious. It’s really too bad because he’s had quite a lot of injuries. An inopportune time.” He identified that the Latin American Championship is the Number Two title in AAA and Fénix is seen in WWE as one among the lower guys, yet Fénix is the one who got the win. Meltzer believes if this booking continues, AAA fans will start seeing their wrestlers because the “B Guys” and can need to see the celebrities as an alternative of those who cannot beat the celebrities.
Vikingo has several injuries in 2024, including a torn meniscus and ligament damage in his right knee. That injury cost him six months. In May, Vikingo reportedly injured his shoulder in a match with Mini Vikingo, but only missed a number of weeks.
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