Ivar ‘out of action indefinitely’ following attack by Gallus on WWE NXT
WWE has announced that Ivar will be out of action indefinitely.
Gallus attacked him and Wes Lee in the closing moments of NXT on Tuesday. WWE has since revealed Ivar was injured in the attack and will miss multiple upcoming scheduled matches.
“BREAKING: As a result of the heinous attack by #Gallus at the end of #WWENXT, @Ivar_WWE has suffered an injury and will be out of action indefinitely.”
Ivar was scheduled to wrestle Tyler Bate on WWE Speed next Wednesday. However, WWE announced today that due to Ivar’s injury, Apollo Crews will replace him in the match. Ivar defeated Crews in the first round of a number one contender’s tournament for Ricochet’s Speed Championship two weeks ago.
“With @Ivar_WWE sidelined due to injury, @WWEApollo has received a second chance in the No. 1 Contender’s Tournament and will face Tyler Bate in the Semifinals this Wednesday on #WWESpeed.”
Ivar was also scheduled for a triple-threat match on WWE NXT next week. However, the episode was taped earlier this week and he was replaced by Gallus’ Joe Coffey in the match. Spoilers from the taping are available here.
Ivar also missed a scheduled match against Andrade in March after he wasn’t medically cleared to perform. He returned the following Monday and dropped a match to Sami Zayn on Raw.