Backstage Update on Shotzi and Chaotic Scene at NXT Tapings – As noted, Tuesday night’s NXT tapings in Orlando, Florida, saw Shotzi suffering a knee injury while competing against Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women’s Championship. The severity of the injury prompted officials to halt the match, and Shotzi was subsequently assisted backstage. To fill the void left by the unexpected stoppage, Lash Legend was brought in for an impromptu match against Valkyria.
As a consequence of Shotzi’s injury, WWE made adjustments to the upcoming SmackDown episode. Alba Fyre stepped in to replace Shotzi in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying match against Tiffany Stratton.
On Wrestling Observer, Dave Meltzer discussed the incident, confirming that Shotzi’s knee injury was legitimate. Responding to Bryan Alvarez’s inquiry about whether it was staged, Meltzer clarified that it was not, highlighting WWE’s decision to insert Legend into the match as a means to buy time.
“Yeah, they had, they had like six minutes left on the TV show. So they had to do something…..Well, we’ll see what happens. But we’re, they were in a panic. They were stalling to try to figure out what to do. And maybe nobody else was ready. And she had just wrestled. Maybe she was in her gear. Maybe nobody else was in their gear.
Yeah. So she was pulled. She was going to be on Friday’s Smackdown show in a match with Tiffany Stratton, which was the qualifier match for the chamber tournament. And the decision was made to go with Alba Fyre against Tiffany Stratton in Friday’s match. And I don’t know the severity of the Shotzi injury. But I do know that she left the building on crutches. And it was a knee injury.”
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Backstage Update on Shotzi and Chaotic Scene at NXT Tapings
