There was some concern that Shield member Roman Reigns suffered a concussion during a botched spot Wednesday in a match against Randy Orton in Glasgow during the WWE's European tour, however it has since been reported that despite receiving a nasty cut above his eye, Reigns was back in action on Thursday.
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Reigns was injured Wednesday during a Steel Cage match with Orton at a live event after he went to hit Orton with his patented spear, but Orton attempted to reverse the spear attempt in to a powerslam. While Reigns was running, Orton went to quickly reverse the momentum into a powerslam and the two clunked heads.
According to Wrestlingheadlines.com, Reigns received stitches above his eye and there was initial concern that he suffered a concussion. Reigns finished the match with Orton despite looking out of it, leading to speculation that he may have sustained a serious head injury.
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A fan at the event filmed the incident in which Reigns was injured:
Wrestlingheadlines.com reported that Reigns worked Thursday's WWE live event in Newcastle and battled Randy Orton. Reigns was on the winning end of the match in what was described as a brutal and physical main event.
Reigns took to Twitter to reveal a photo of the injury:
Good story behind this.. pic.twitter.com/0aIdX3IGzq
— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) May 15, 2014
The WWE has announced two matches for the episode of Monday Night RAW slated to air this coming week from London. It will be revealed what will happen with the WWE Championship on that show now that champion Daniel Bryan underwent neck surgery and is expected to be sidelined until August.
The WWE revealed that John Cena will take on Luke Harper and The Usos will battle Goldust and Cody Rhodes on RAW as well.
While there was an initial scare over Reigns' injury, it appears The Shield member is just fine and will keep on working.
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