Johnny Gargano hasn’t wrestled on Raw in a while (Picture: WWE)
WWE superstar Johnny Gargano has confirmed he is out of action with an injury.
The former NXT Champion hasn’t been in the ring in recent weeks, and his real life wife Candice LeRae, who gave birth to their first child Quill in February 2022, revealed on Monday Night Raw this week that her man is hurt.
During the show, play-by-play commentator Kevin Patrick explained that Gargano is dealing with a ‘a grade-2 AC sprain’.
Later in the show, Candice added in a backstage interview: ‘Johnny’s really bummed he couldn’t participate in the tag team turmoil. But the doctors advised him to get back to 100 percent, so that’s our goal right now.’
Gargano hasn’t wrestled on Raw since losing to Omos on the November 21 episode, but he was hurt during a match teaming with Dexter Lumis against Baron Corbin and The Miz on an untelevised show in Canada on December 30.
Explaining things further, the man known as Johnny Wrestling insisted he was following doctor’s orders and that the medical team had made the decision to ‘protect’ him from himself.
He tweeted: ‘I injured my shoulder at a live event in Toronto (ironic?), and the medical team is going to protect me from myself for a bit. But you better believe I’m going to do EVERYTHING I can to get back in that ring so I can be that guy you all know I can be. Just let me in that Rumble!’
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