Rusev says illness followed Raw injury, does not link the two
Rusev says he became ill after suffering an injury on WWE Raw but does not believe the two incidents were connected. The update follows his July 27 Raw match against Je'Von Evans and an absence Fightful Select reported as injury-related.
Rusev has addressed questions about his absence from WWE television, saying he became sick after sustaining an injury on an episode of WWE Raw and that he does not believe the two issues were connected.
The matter traces back to the July 27 episode of Raw, when Rusev faced Je'Von Evans in a singles match. After the loss, Rusev left the ring quickly, which drew concern as he later disappeared from WWE programming.
Fightful Select earlier reported that his time away from television was linked to an injury. Rusev has since said he fell ill following the in-ring incident but does not think the illness and the earlier injury are related.
Rusev remains off television as he awaits a return. No further medical details or a timeline for a comeback were provided in the reporting.
Fightful Select is the outlet that reported Rusev's update.
