Current WWE Champion Injured, Replaced At WrestleMania 36

Are we sure this show isn’t cursed? WrestleMania 36 has gone from looking decent to falling apart at the seams. Between the fact that the show is going to have to be taped in advance to stretching it out to two nights in front of no fans, there are very few positives left to look at around this show. And yes, somehow, things are actually getting even worse day by day.

Part of the problem with having a taped WrestleMania is the idea of a wrestler getting hurt right before the show, despite the weekly television being taped in advance. You never know when someone might be taken out of action in advance, which can shake up the event in a bad way while also requiring WWE to come up with a solution. As you might have guessed, that is the case again.

According to PWInsider.com, United States Champion Andrade has suffered a rib injury and was unable to work WrestleMania. Andrade was scheduled to team with Angel Garza to challenge the Street Profits for the Raw Tag Team Titles. The injury took place at some point on this week’s Monday Night Raw, when Andrade and Garza were in a tag team match, followed by a brawl with the Street Profits. The match still took place, albeit with Garza teaming with someone called up from NXT to take Andrade’s spot.

The match had some potential. Check out how it was set up:

Opinion: What else can go wrong? Actually wait don’t answer that as I’m not sure how much worse it can get. Things have gone from bad to worse to nightmare and it seems to be getting even worse every single day. The fact that they are having to call up wrestlers from NXT to fill title matches at WrestleMania should tell you how bad things are getting and there is still a chance that we could find out even more bad news before WrestleMania airs.

Who should take Andrade’s place? How long will he hold the United States Title? 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 30 wrestling books. Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for “GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES” to sign up. Thank you for reading!