WWE champion suffers shoulder injury during Raw
A WWE champion appears to have suffered a serious injury.
Liv Morgan — one half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions — suffered a legitimate injury during Monday Night Raw on June 16, and she could possibly be sidelined in the future.
Morgan faced Kairi Sane in a singles match at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Early in the contest, Morgan approached Sane when dropped to her knees for a single-leg takedown. Morgan went face first on the mat as did her right shoulder. Morgan immediately yelled in pain and rolled out of the ring as the referee blocked Sane from performing any other move.
Morgan went down and held her shoulder as medical personnel came to check on her. The match was eventually called off as Morgan was escorted out of the arena. Sane was declared winner by forfeit.
What injury did Liv Morgan suffer?
WWE commentator Michael Cole said Morgan suffered a dislocated shoulder. While it’s unknown how it could affect a wrestler, it typically is an injury that can sideline athletes for months.
What determines the timeline of return depends on the severity of the injury and if surgery happens. Without surgery, the Mayo Clinic says, the shoulder would improve ‘over a few weeks,’ but if surgery is performed, full recovery can take five to six months.
Regardless, it looks to be a tough break for one of the workhorses in the women’s division. Morgan is currently a record four-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside Raquel Rodriguez. The duo won the titles at Raw After WrestleMania on April 21 and they lost them to Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch one day earlier at WrestleMania 41.
Recently, it had been hinted Morgan would have a storyline with current Women’s World Champion Iyo Sky and WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, who returned to programming on June 9.
The two-time Women’s World Champion has suffered shoulder injuries before. In 2023, she missed six months of action after she dislocated her shoulder in a match with Rhea Ripley. It was revealed to be a labrum tear and she required surgery.
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