“SmackDown Live” Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is out of her upcoming “Survivor Series” match versus Ronda Rousey due to injury.
Lynch sustained a “broken face and a severe concussion” while competing in the women’s brawl at the end of Monday night’s “Raw,” per WWE. Specifically, the injury came courtesy of a Nia Jax strike.
Due to a broken face, #SDLive #WomensChampion @BeckyLynchWWE will be unable to compete this Sunday at #SurvivorSeries. pic.twitter.com/47Gwh2Xava
— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2018
Lynch and fellow “SmackDown Live” wrestlers (storyline) invaded rival series “Monday Night Raw” last night as part of an angle setting up Sunday’s show vs. show pay-per-view event.
Below, see Lynch’s tweets from earlier Tuesday, regarding the match. At the time, it seemed she was still in for her showdown with Rousey.
https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1062395955511808002
https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1062231777253748736
Here is how Lynch’s face looks now, after about 22 hours of recovery:
A broken face, but a fighting spirit. #SDLive #WomensChampion @BeckyLynchWWE will address the @WWEUniverse NEXT! pic.twitter.com/c4pFZyAiFu
— WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2018
Lynch will be replaced by Charlotte Flair in the match against Rousey, which is a strong consolation contest. The loss of Lynch is still unfortunate here, however: While “Raw” Women’s Champion Rousey is the bigger mainstream name thanks to her UFC career, WWE fans have been very vocally behind Lynch’s push as of late.
Lynch’s “The Marine 6: Close Quarters,” which co-stars fellow “SmackDown” Superstar The Miz and WWE legend Shawn Michaels, came out on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming platforms today.
“SmackDown Live” airs Tuesday nights from 8 to 10 p.m. ET on USA Network. “Raw” runs from 8-11 on Monday evenings. “Survivor Series 2018” will stream Sunday night on WWE Network, starting with a one-hour pre-show at 7/6c.