WWE superstar Naomi has been pulled from Raw at the last minute.
The current Women’s World Champion, who won the title by cashing in her Money In The Bank contract at the Evolution premium live event last month, was due to wrestle on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw.
Naomi had been scheduled to face former champ Iyo Sky during the weekly Netflix live stream, which gets underway in less than three hours.
In an announcement on social media, WWE said: ‘BREAKING NEWS: Naomi is not medically cleared to compete and therefore her scheduled match against Iyo Sky will not take place tonight on Monday Night Raw.’
The company urged fans to ‘tune into tonight for continuing coverage on this developing story’.
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It’s not yet clear if Naomi is injured or ill, with some fans unsure what to believe after Seth Rollins’ fake injury last month – but there is no indication yet that it’s part of a storyline.
‘Unless it was a house show, when she got injured? Unless it’s not wrestling related injury??? I just hope she is ok,’ wrote @A3Branden on X.
‘Bro you gotta be kidding me…. I really hope Naomi is ok 🙏🏼,’ added fan @IyosEra, while @ExposingIWC asked: ‘What the hell is going on?’
British wrestler and YouTuber Simon Miller wrote: ‘Let’s go with the catchphrase of the last few weeks. Please be a work. Naomi too good right now.’
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Naomi has previously opened up about how she thrives in physical matches like the Elimination Chamber, despite the genuine risk in such intense matches.
‘You’re definitely beat up and sore after for days, sometimes weeks,’ she exclusively told Metro.
‘It’s so exciting. And that’s what I love most about [the Chamber], the challenge of like, what am I going to do this time? What is she going to do? What do I got to look out for?’
There will still be gold on the line in the women’s division tonight on Raw, as Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch puts her title on the line against underdog Maxxine Dupri.
Elsewhere, CM Punk will kick off the show after Seth Rollins cashed in at SummerSlam to win the World Heavyweight Title just minutes after the Second City Saint won gold against GUNTHER.
Finally, Sami Zayn will be in singles action as he takes on Rusev one-on-one.
WWE Raw airs every Monday night on Netflix at 1am.
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