As we’ve been reporting here on eWn, Zoey Stark suffered a serious knee injury during her match on last night’s episode of WWE RAW. As a result, she was removed from the Triple Threat Money in the Bank qualifying match against Kairi Sane and Rhea Ripley.
The injury occurred when Stark attempted a missile dropkick but landed awkwardly, causing her knee to bend unnaturally. Officials quickly checked on her at ringside before the medic carried her to the back.
Michael Cole mentioned that Stark may have re-aggravated a previous knee injury, as she had torn her ACL, MCL, and meniscus in 2021. Following the incident on Monday night, Stark was rushed to a local hospital.
The Wrestling Observer has shared an update on the match and the finish.
According to Bryan Alvarez, Stark was scripted to handle multiple spots and take the fall, but her absence forced Rhea and Kairi to adjust on the fly. He said,
“The other two had to work an impromptu match since Zoey was going to be doing a bunch of spots, and taking the fall, but she was not there. And so they basically just stalled out a long one-on-one match until Rhea pinned her with the…Riptide.”
Dave Meltzer also reported that Kairi getting pinned for her first match back on WWE RAW was “not the plan,” but all involved “had no choice,” noting, “They had to do what they had to do.”
It was further stated that “a lot of people” are currently worried about Stark’s condition.
