As noted, Rusev wrestled Ryback at Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings and the match ended quickly as it appeared Rusev hurt his right ankle. Trainers took him to the back to check him out. Then, there was a photo making the rounds on Twitter of Rusev sitting in a wheelchair with crutches while at an airport the next morning.
WWE has pulled Rusev from this weekends live events and has been replaced by Kane.
Down below is the advertised matches to take place on the “John Cena tour” of live events on Friday and Saturday night.
* Friday: Raleigh, NC at the PNC Arena – John Cena defends his U.S Title against Kane in the main event while The New Day defend their Tag Team Titles against Tyson Kidd and Cesaro as well as King Barrett vs. Neville and many more matches take place on the undercard.
* Saturday: Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum – John Cena defends his U.S Title against Kane in the main event while The New Day defend their Tag Team Titles against Tyson Kidd and Cesaro as well as King Barrett vs. Neville and many more matches take place on the undercard
