Update on Whereabouts of Luke Harper

Luke Harper was noticeably missing from Raw last night, and there is some speculation to explain his absence. Instead, Erick Rowan made his quick return to The Wyatt Family. Rowan appeared with Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt during the promo segment with Roman Reigns, but Rowan would also wrestle in the main event with his Wyatt Family members against Dean Ambrose, Reigns and WWE Champion Seth Rollins.

Over at Wrestlezone.com, they’ve reported there is speculation that Harper wasn’t on Raw due to being punished for the “Luke Harper Fan Club” post that Chris Jericho uploaded and then deleted when there were complaints of the photo breaking kayfabe.

WZ’s Justin LaBar reported that Harper is not being punished for the picture. Apparently, Harper was absent from Raw due to personal reasons, which probably explains why Rowan was brought back to WWE television last night.

The following Tweets from LaBar address Harper’s speculation and reveal the reason for his absence:

httpss://twitter.com/JustinLaBar/status/656293293874130944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

httpss://twitter.com/JustinLaBar/status/656293964815970304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Another development on Raw was the injury to Randy Orton and WWE pulling the Ambrose and Orton tag team match featuring Luke Harper. There is no update on Harper’s return, or what WWE has planned for him at this Sunday’s “Hell in a Cell PPV.”