NXT Star Injured: WWE Match Stopped During House Show

A Friday night NXT live event in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, abruptly halted its main event after Channing Stacks Lorenzo sustained a scary in-ring injury, ending the show prematurely as medical staff rushed to stretcher the wrestler out.

Sudbury Main Event Cut Short After Back Body Drop Incident

The development brand’s house show concluded with a chaotic eight-man tag team match pitting members of Birthright against Tony D’Angelo, Tavion Heights, Shiloh Hill, and Shawn Spears, according to f4wonline.com. During the bout, Lorenzo took a back body drop that sent him flying from the squared circle to the floor. Bryan Alvarez sends in the following:

“Stacks is in the hospital following an incident that happened at an NXT house show. The unconfirmed report is that he took a backdrop or something over the top to the floor, landed bad and the match was stopped. All the best to him.”

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Witnesses in the audience provided additional color on the spot. SEScoops reported that one fan noted the NXT star hit his face on the ring post before landing hard on the arena floor. Medical personnel immediately swarmed the area to evaluate the Birthright member, placing him in a neck brace before rolling him away on a stretcher.

Conflicting Finishes and Dual Injury Night Across WWE Brands

While reports on the exact official match finish remain mixed, the live crowd still witnessed a table spot to close out the evening. SEScoops noted that the babyface team put Uriah Connors through a table to give fans something to cheer before ending the show.

Friday proved to be a brutal night for talent health across multiple rosters. Over on SmackDown, R-Truth also suffered an abrupt exit while wrestling Damian Priest. After connecting with a missile dropkick, the veteran performer was unable to continue, forcing the referee to throw the match out. SEScoops noted that Truth was conscious and moving after the spot, but could not finish the contest. Following the stoppage, Priest grabbed a steel chair before Fraxiom intervened to check on Truth, prompting Priest to drop the weapon and make his exit.