During a recent NXT live event in Lakeland, Florida, two NXT Superstars suffered injuries in the identical match and it was called off when the ref threw up the “X” symbol. Lexis King was hit hard with a knee to the face. It was originally reported that King was “feeling okay” following the incident.
Now we have a brand new update on King. On “Wrestling Observer Live”, Dave Meltzer stated that the second generation wrestler is cleared and did suffer a concussion on the live event. No further details were provided. King was last on “NXT” television the March 17 episode when he got involved in a tag match that Uriah Connors and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo were in and that helped them pick up the victory. They’ll face Los Americanos on Tuesday’s episode. In the event that they win, they may face Vanity Project at Stand and Deliver on Saturday.
Within the eight-man match that King suffered the concussion, Elio LeFleur was also injured. The NXT Speed Champion suffered an arm injury and was wearing a sling. The extent of his injury and the way long he’ll be out are each unclear. The match involved Birthright (King, Connors, “Stacks”, & Charlie Dempsey) against LeFleur, Tavion Heights, Kale Dixon, and Eli Knight.
One other WWE Superstar suffered an injury scare on last week’s “SmackDown”. Nikki Bella tweaked her ankle, but is reportedly “tremendous”.