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How we report this

Reported injury

A real injury that the promotion, the wrestler or a named reporter has publicly reported. We repeat only what was reported. We don't diagnose, and we never infer an injury from missed shows.

Announced absence

Time away that the promotion or the wrestler announced, for whatever reason they gave (if they gave one).

Storyline absence

An injury or absence that happened in a storyline, on screen. It is not a confirmed real injury. If a real injury is reported later, it gets its own record.

• Every record repeats what was publicly said, with who said it, when, and a link. We don't diagnose, and we never assume someone is hurt because they missed shows.
• Expected return shows an estimate only when the promotion or the wrestler gave one. Otherwise it says Unknown. Reporters' estimates are listed separately, attributed, and flagged when they disagree.
• A return counts as confirmed only when the promotion or the wrestler confirms it, or the wrestler appears. A report that someone will be back is an estimate.
• Each record stays under the promotion the wrestler was with at the time, even if they have moved on since.
• Every update and correction is kept in the record's history, with the editor who made it. Records are archived after a return, never deleted.
• With spoiler protection on, records show only what was known before your window. A record that only became public inside your window is hidden completely, name included.