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Reed vs. Rollins was reportedly scheduled for SNME match before injury

WWE reportedly had to pivot away from a scheduled Saturday night Main Event match due to an injury to Bronson Reed.

According to PWInsider.com (h/t Steve Carrier from Ringside News), original plans called for Reed and Seth Rollins to culminate their feud with a rubber match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but Reed is not medically cleared to compete.

Reed made a high-risk dive from the top of the cage during a WarGames match at Survivor Series, but CM Punk moved Roman Reigns out of the way, resulting in an awkward landing for Reed.

It was then announced on last week’s episode of SmackDown that Reed suffered a broken foot on the fly, and Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (t/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News) reported that he is expected to be out for several months.

Per PWInsider, Rollins vs. Reed match replaced by Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, which was announced this week on Raw.

On last week’s episode of Raw, McIntyre made a surprise return after being out for the past few months by eliminating Zayn with a Claymore Kick.

Although McIntyre vs. Zayn is a strong replacement, it’s a big blow to WWE to be without Reed for an extended period of time as he established himself as one of the best heels in the company.

Cargill reportedly handled undisclosed damage

Amidst confusion over Jade Cargill’s status, a new report suggests she is indeed dealing with an injury.

According to Meltzer (h/t Transporter), “someone high up the food chain” in WWE confirmed that Cargill is injured and has been seeing doctors during her absence from WWE programming.

A few weeks ago on SmackDown, Cargill was shown laying out on the hood of a car. She drove away in an ambulance, and the identity of her attacker remains a mystery.

Due to the injury, Cargill had to be removed from the women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series, and she was subsequently replaced by Bayley.

Following the injury angle, PWInsider.com (h/t PWMania) reported that the Cargill injury was not legitimate and was part of a story, leading to even more uncertainty about where she really stood.

Before his latest report, Meltzer (h/t PWMania) reported that there were several stories going around Cargill, ranging from an actual injury to a front-page story to a “behind-the-scenes political issue.”

Current indications are that Cargill is indeed injured, although the nature of the injury and the timeline for her return are unclear.

Cargill was establishing herself as one of WWE’s top female Superstars, and she was one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions with Bianca Belair, who still holds the titles.

WWE would undoubtedly love to have Cargill back soon with the Royal Rumble in February and WrestleMania 41 in April on the horizon, and she’ll give the women’s division a huge boost when she returns.

Tonga Loa has reportedly undergone surgery

Bloodline member Tonga Loa has already undergone surgery to repair a torn bicep suffered at Survivor Series: WarGames, according to Meltzer (h/t) H Jenkins by Ringside News).

WWE announced Loa’s injury last week on SmackDown along with Reed’s broken foot and Jimmy Uso’s broken toe.

The WarGames match between the new Bloodline and the OG Bloodline was a very physical and dangerous affair, evidenced by the fact that 30 percent of the competitors in the match suffered some form of injury.

Meltzer (h/t Mukherjee) reported earlier this week that Loa needed surgery and would be out about seven to eight months.

Loa, 41, was originally under contract with WWE from 2009 to 2014 under the names Donny Marlow and Camacho, but after his release from the company, he made a splash in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Along with his brother, Tama Tonga, Loa became a seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, putting him back on WWE’s radar.

WWE brought in both Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga this year to be part of the new Bloodline, and they’ve made an immediate impact, already holding the WWE Tag Team Championships once.

With Loa out for the foreseeable future, the new Bloodline is down to just three healthy members in Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga.

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