According to sources, WWE Superstar Rusev may be off WWE TV for a while and could miss WrestleMania 33 in three weeks. Although the exact reason for the time off has not been confirmed as of this writing, The Big Show reportedly said that Rusev was set to undergo shoulder surgery. He also said that was the reason their match at the WWE Fastlane pay-per-view went the way it did:
@cagesideseats @WithSpandex q -“why you did rusev like that?’ A- “he’s having shoulder surgery and I put him over strong years ago” pic.twitter.com/FNpqLM11yk
— Homie BlahBlah (@SojournerJust) March 12, 2017
As of now, there is no word on how long Rusev will be out of action but if he does have shoulder surgery, he will obviously not be competing at WrestleMania 33.