El Hijo del Vikingo injured at PROGRESS event, match stopped early
El Hijo del Vikingo suffered an apparent injury on Sunday.
He was wrestling Kid Lykos II at today’s PROGRESS Chapter 175: Unboxing VII in London when he landed awkwardly on what was either a code red or sunset flip attempt. The referee put up the “X” sign, and Vikingo was helped to the back. Fan reports state he was favoring his knee.
PROGRESS wrote:
“Vikingo vs Lykos II was stopped early due to an unfortunate injury to Vikingo. He will get checked over by our medical team, and we hope for a speedy recovery, and a return to a PROGRESS ring in the future.”
Lykos II would later write, “El Hijo Del Vikingo is one of the best wrestlers in the world and it was an honour to share the ring with him today. The way things ended was of course the biggest possible shame and I have nothing but hope that we’re able to wrestle again soon when he’s back to 100%.”
Vikingo has dealt with multiple injuries throughout 2024. He missed seven months with a ruptured ligament and torn meniscus he suffered in February at an event in Mexico. Shortly after returning in September, Vikingo was injured at TNA’s October TV tapings in Detroit. His match against Trent Seven at the tapings was also stopped early after Vikingo landed awkwardly on a diving corkscrew to the outside. As a result, he was pulled from his scheduled PROGRESS debut against Cara Noir a few weeks later. However, Vikingo later revealed that he had avoided damage to his ligament or muscle and was back in the ring the following month.