Lexis King Injury Update Confirmed Following Repeated Match Stoppage At March Event
A positive update has been released regarding wrestler Lexis King following a significant injury scare that occurred during an NXT house show in Lakeland, Florida on the evening of 20th. The match involving his eight-man tag team was waved off due to concerns raised by King himself after he suffered injuries severe enough for WWE officials to throw up their dreaded X signal twice within hours and stop play multiple times at this March event that took a scary turn in Lakeland, Florida on the evening of 20th.
Key Points
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1Lexis King suffered an injury scare at WWE NXT Live on March 20th when he took a hard knee to his face during an eight-man tag team match.
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2The bout was waved off as no-contest due to legitimate injuries sustained by two performers, indicated by repeated X signals from the referee and multiple stoppages of play.
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3King is currently recovering with positive news regarding his injury status following concerns raised on Friday night in Lakeland, Florida.
Developments
An eight-man tag match at an March 20 house show in Lakeland, Florida was waved off as a no-contest after Lexis King suffered facial and concussive symptoms following a knee strike to the face while Elio LeFleur sustained arm injuries during turnbuckle work. Although FightfulSelect.com reports that King is currently feeling okay with an unknown recovery timeline for both performers due to their legitimate, non-fake nature of injury
WWE NXT star Lexis King sustained significant facial swelling and was knocked down after taking a hard knee to the face during an eight-man tag team match on Friday night in Lakeland. Although company sources report he is feeling okay following multiple injury signals, his absence from Saturday's event remains unexplained as it could be precautionary or due to scheduling changes.
During a March 18th WWE NXT event at Lakeland Armory, Lexis King suffered facial injuries from an opponent's knee strike while Elio LeFleur broke his arm during their eight-man tag team match against The Birth Right. An official X signal was raised for medical assistance before the bout ended in no contest; however, a subsequent report indicates that both wrestlers are now doing well following treatment and recovery over several days.
Lexis King suffered a hard knee impact during an NXT match but has been reported as feeling okay following the incident. Although he did not appear in Saturday's live event, it remains unclear if his absence was due to precautionary measures or lack of scheduling within Birthright stablemates' matches against Eli Knight and others from Lakeland and Venice events respectively
Lexis King suffered a hard knee injury during an NXT live event match but is reportedly feeling okay according to new reports from sources who spoke with him directly after the incident occurred on Friday night in Lakeland, Florida; he did not compete at Saturday's house show due to precautionary measures.