Elias was taken down with a hit and run angle which involved Jeff Hardy and he was taken to the hospital. It is reported that the former 24/7 champion is out of action with a torn pectoral muscle.
WWE issued a storyline update on Elias this past week, adding that he suffered the tear and broken ribs during the hit & run angle with Jeff Hardy two weeks ago on SmackDown. Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com now reports that the SmackDown superstar is down with the injury in real which may leave him out of the ring for several weeks to come. Its worth mentioning that Elias was written off WWE TV due to this angle.
Elias plied his trade in Intercontinental championship tournament where he got the better of King Corbin in the first round match and was scheduled to face AJ Styles in the semi-finals. However, WWE created the hit and run angle which gave a bye to Styles. Now Daniel Bryan will face AJ Styles in the final for the vacant Intercontinental championship.
The return date of Elias is not yet confirmed but it is reported that he is out of in ring actions for months.
