Not In The Script: More On Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar Match Being Stopped Due To Injury

That wasn’t planned. Every so often, you will see an injury take place during a match and as a result, plans have to be changed on the fly. There is not much that can be done when such an injury takes place and oftentimes plans have to be changed on the fly. That was the case this week and now we know a lot more about what happened, as well as what didn’t happen.

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This week on SmackDown, a match between Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar was stopped when Mysterio was injured. According to PWInsider.com, Mysterio was legitimately knocked out on his feet after the dive, with the referee actually stopping the match as a result. Escobar was still planned to win the match by pinfall, so the final result was not changed. According to Fightful Select, there was also a planned backstage segment that had to be scrapped as a result.

The match was kind of a mess. Check out the match plus more of the show:

Opinion: This sort of thing does happen occasionally and what matters most is Mysterio being healthy. The good thing is the fact that he was able to get up and shake Escobar’s hand after the match was over. From a storyline perspective, it doesn’t seem like too much was really changed and now all we get to do is wait for Mysterio to be completely healthy so he can get back in the ring.

What did you think of the match? What is next for Escobar and Mysterio? Let us know in the comments below.

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