WWE star Charlotte Flair suffers a nasty knee injury after slipping and getting ‘caught on the ropes’ – before being helped out of the ring at SmackDown
- Flair faced Asuka at the SmackDown Tribute to the Troops special.
- The 37-year-old was seen shouting at referee Charles Robinson: “My knee.”
- Flair struggled to finish the match before being helped out of the ring.
Charlotte Flair had to be helped out of the ring after injuring her knee during her match with Asuka on Friday’s WWE SmackDown.
The 37-year-old visibly favored her right leg late in the fight and then shouted “my knee” as referee Charles Robinson and medical staff tended to her after the match.
Flair struggled to finish the match and limped through the final moments of the match, which ended abruptly due to Bayley’s interference allowing Asuka to pin her.
According to PWInsiderThe WWE superstar suffered the injury while “preparing to move but slipped and got caught in the ropes,” with the publication noting that she “dislocated her knee.”
The incident was not shown during the broadcast. There have been no updates on her condition since the SmackDown Tribute to the Troops special.
Charlotte Flair told referee Charles Robinson she had injured her knee before being helped out of the ring on Friday.
Flair is a 14-time world champion and has won the WWE Raw Women’s Championship six times.
Flair appeared in her first tournament in two months since her loss to Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 39.
She further found herself embroiled in a rivalry with Damage CTRL, receiving support from Shotzi when they recently teamed with Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair against Bayley, Asuka, Kairi Sane and current WWE Women’s Champion Ayo Sky.
Flair fans will be hoping her injury isn’t too serious as the Royal Rumble is just around the corner.
The event lasts seven weeks and marks the beginning of the road to WrestleMania.