The men's WarGames match at Survivor Series last weekend has now claimed three victims. Right after the PLE, we learned that "Big" Bronson Reed had injured his ankle, and it's since been confirmed that he'll need surgery.
During last night's SmackDown, WWE officially announced that Reed has a broken foot and will be "out indefinitely." Joining him will be Jimmy Uso with a broken toe (while that may sound like a minor injury, it can be highly debilitating).
Solo Sikoa's Bloodline will also be missing former WWE Tag Team Champion Tanga Loa; he's undergone surgery for a torn bicep and, again, is expected to be sidelined "indefinitely."
It's unclear what this means for the ongoing Bloodline storyline, though WWE does appear to have slowed the brakes on that by having Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga target other Superstars like LA Knight and Andrade.
Has Reed not been injured, it's said that he was going to be pitted against Seth Rollins in Steel Cage matches during WWE's upcoming holiday tour non-televised live events.
His injury also led to WWE bringing Drew McIntyre back earlier than expected as we first reported earlier this week.
Discussing what's proven to be an epic, multi-year storyline with The Bloodline, Roman Reigns recently admitted that it started running on fumes last year before the decision to focus on two competing versions of the factions helped freshen things up.
"There was maybe a year ago or so that we were stretching it, but we’re not at this point. It’s a whole new vision," Reigns explained. "I forget where I was driving today but just kind of visualizing what it could be in the next two years, what could be in the next three years. Blocking these things off just a year chunk at a time."
"I was very blessed that our storyline was continued and we had such strong characters that we’re keeping everything relevant so there was a build up for me [to return]," he said. "And lo and behold, I became a babyface without doing anything, not even being on screen."
We wish everyone mentioned here a speedy recovery.