Breaking: Sheamus Injured, Out For 4-6 Months

WWE’s Sheamus has suffered an injury that will see him miss up to six months of action.

MRI results indicate that Sheamus has suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will require surgery, scheduled for next week.  The injury occurred during the Money in the Bank All-Stars Ladder Match and was further aggravated over the following weeks. During that intense match, Sheamus was thrown off the top rope and sent crashing through a ladder at ringside, landing hard on his left leg and left shoulder.

It had been thought the injury was healing however during WWE’s tour of South Africa it was discovered Sheamus’ range of motion was limited in his shoulder and he experienced sharp pains radiating down his arm. During a pre-Raw workout Sheamus felt another sharp pain in his shoulder and notified WWE medical staff.

As a result, Sheamus will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to fix the tear, which doctors hope will offer him the best chance of recovery and the best outlook for a normally functioning shoulder.

“I’ve never in my whole life had to have surgery,” Sheamus told WWE.com. “I’ve always worked through pain. For the first time in four years, I’m going to be out of action.”

He continued, “To say I’m devastated would be a serious understatement, but I’m determined to take this time to go home to Ireland to see my family, to see my friends, learn a different language, read a lot of books, and come back bigger, stronger and better than ever.”