Another One Goes Down. Current Champion Injured, How Bad Is It?

It’s not just WWE. Injuries are something that happens to everyone in wrestling, no matter where you work or what you do. Some people just get hurt more often than others and there is no way around that. All you can really do is hope that they aren’t anything serious and for the wrestlers to get back on their feet in a hurry. Hopefully that is the case with the latest big name to get banged up.

As announced on his Instagram, LAX member Santana has a stage two tear of his MCL, which is going to put him on the shelf for the time being. The injury occurred at a show on Sunday night in New York City during an Impact show called Code Red. At the moment, the injury is not a full tear and can be fixed up with rest, meaning that surgery is not necessary so far. There is no word on how long Santana will be out.

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It’s been a rough few days for me but PMA is everything in these cases. Like I’ve said before, sometimes we need UNFRIENDLY reminders to take it easy. This past Sunday at Impact’s show in Queens, I suffered a knee injury during our match. I knew something was wrong right away because it was a feeling I’ve never felt before. The next day, I went to see the same exact doc that took care of me at the show. Had an ultrasound done on my knee which showed a stage 2 tear in my MCL. It’s being held together by strands and he’s surprised that it didn’t completely tear during the rest of the match. He stressed the importance of rest if I want to avoid surgery and risk being out for a longer period of time. That’s a risk I’m truly not willing to take, especially at the point we’re at now. I’m FINALLY listening to my body. I have a family who depend on me. It’s stressful and depressing but I’m trying to look at the glass half full and realize that I’ll get to spend more time with them. I want to apologize to all the events we had to call off the next couple of weeks and to all the fans who were expecting to see us. Thank you for your endless support thru every step of our journey. I AM OK AND WILL BE BACK SOON, NASTIER THAN EVER!

A post shared by SANTANA (@santanalax) on May 9, 2019 at 1:48pm PDT

In case you’re not familiar. Check out Santana and LAX doing what they do best:

Lucha Bros Get UNMASKED by LAX! | IMPACT! Highlights Feb 22, 2019

Opinion: Any time you can get away without needing surgery, things are looking up. That’s a big relief, as Santana and LAX are some of the most valuable members of the Impact Wrestling roster at the moment. They have been one of the best things about the company for a long time now and while it’s a shame that they are going to be out of action for a bit, it could have been much worse.

How good is LAX at the moment? Who do you want to see them face next? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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