JD McDonagh was hurt during Monday Night Raw (Picture: WWE/C2A)
WWE superstar JD McDonagh has suffered a punctured lung after a terrifying moment on Monday Night Raw.
The 34-year-old Irishman was wrestling in last night’s opening match on Netflix as he and fellow Judgment Day star Dominik Mysterio challenged the War Raiders’ Erik and Ivar for the World Tag Team Championships.
Midway through the bout, McDonagh hit a springboard moonsault to the outside of the ring, and collided nastily as he back struck the announce table.
While his neck appeared to whiplash against the desk, McDonagh revealed on X: ‘First off, thanks to everyone for the messages and the concern. I’m good.
‘I’ve got a couple of broken ribs and a punctured lung, so I’m going to be out for a couple months. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse, so I’m grateful for that. See ya in a bit.’
Despite being checked on by the ringside doctor during the commercial break, McDonagh finished the match, earning himself a round of applause from the live crowd.
Fans have rallied around McDonagh (Picture: C2A)
Judgment Day came up short against War Raiders (Picture: C2A)
Fans have been rallying behind him on social media too, as people hope he’s not been too badly hurt.
‘That was so hard to watch 🙏,’ wrote @GoddessMandy210 on X, as @_blnrd added: ‘My takeaway from #WWERaw tn.. @jd_mcdonagh is a warrior. Prayers up.’
‘Man, @jd_mcdonagh showed out tonight. Hope he’s all good. That was an insane hit. #WWERAW,’ said @813carguy, while @wrestlefanmae agreed: ‘I really am hoping and praying that @jd_mcdonagh is alright after tonight! Sending all the love and positivity your way!!!’
Another fan, @DavidFlynn1218, wrote: ‘Respect to @jd_mcdonagh for finishing the match after what looked like a nasty bump praying you’re okay 🙏🏽💯’
McDonaugh’s fellow WWE superstars have heaped praise on him too, with his opponent Ivar simply tweeting: ‘….. @jd_mcdonagh …… RESPECT 🙏’
His Judgment Day teammate Dominik Mysterio shared a hat tip gif along with heart hands and salute emojis, while WWE producer and retired wrestler Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms added: ‘JD McDonagh is a f’n stud!’
And Raw wrestler Chad Gable said: ‘JD McDonagh is remarkable.’
Elsewhere on Raw, the show opened with Seth Rollins and GUNTHER in a war of words before the Royal Rumble, while Logan Paul got involved and vowed to win the huge match this weekend.
Rey Mysterio beat Xavier Woods, whose family arrived at ringside and showed their distain for how he and Kofi Kingston have behaved lately.
Xavier Woods’ family showed their distain for his recent actions (Picture: WWE/C2A)
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It was also announced that Zelina Vega was making her final appearance with the LWO, as she has been moved to SmackDown in the transfer portal.
Jey Uso vowed to win the Rumble, while Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez overcame Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Naomi in non-title action.
Paul Heyman used the WWE 2K25 cover reveal to hype up Roman Reigns in the Rumble, but Drew McIntyre interrupted and vowed to throw out CM Punk in that match.
Paul Heyman revealed the WWE 2K25 cover on Raw (Picture: WWE/Craig Melvin)
In the last bout of the night, Sami Zayn was cheated out of a win against the Scottish Warrior, with Cody Rhodes making the save after a post-match attack.
Kevin Owens took advantage with an attack of his own, with McIntyre getting back in the fray and dodging a Helluva Kick which caught the American Nightmare instead.
As he recovered, Rhodes addressed the crowd, leading to an appearance from CM Punk as the two fan favourites endured a tense and fiery battle on the mic.
Netflix is the home of WWE in the UK. WWE returns to London’s O2 Arena for SmackDown (March 28) and Raw (March 31). Individual event tickets pre-sale starts at 10am on January 30, with general sale the following day.
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