At Sunday’s WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view, The Miz faced Damian Priest with zombies acting as lumberjacks around the ring due to a tie-in with Batista’s Army of the Dead movie. It will likely go down as one of the year’s worst matches despite being pre-taped and has drawn heavy criticism online. Batista would even attempt to distance himself from it by saying on social media he wasn’t involved in booking it.
The Miz would subsequently be absent from last night’s episode of Raw, and it was explained it was because the zombies had eaten him after the previous night’s contest. However, the real reason is The Miz was legitimately hurt during the ill-conceived match when Priest landed on his leg. Pro wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer would report this on his Wrestling Observer Radio show and revealed The Miz has actually suffered a torn ACL, but he wasn’t aware of the severity at present.
Sadly for the former WWE Champion, a complete tear will require surgery and leave him sidelined for at least six months. If this is the case, it will come a massive blow to WWE as The Miz is a big part of Raw every week, along with John Morrison.
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