On Monday afternoon, WWE.com confirmed that Jeff Hardy is in fact dealing with a shoulder injury and will require surgery. The procedure is scheduled for next Tuesday, October 3rd.
WWE Senior Ringside Physician Dr. Stephen Daquino said, “Jeff is dealing with a rotator cuff tear right now. It’s a full thickness tear of his supraspinatus tendon and a couple of other areas in the shoulder. He’s going to go for evaluation and probably for surgery next week.”
WWE.com reports that the injury took place on RAW, but the word going around is that Hardy has been working with a bad shoulder since July’s Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view.
He told WWE.com that the situation is depressing. “More than any time in a career, it’s those times that make you go, ‘Wow, I love professional wrestling.’ It sucks that I can’t be involved in [a] match or can’t get in there and do what I normally do because I’m injured, but I just have to get over that, stop worrying about it and look forward and push myself to get repaired and healed and come back better than ever with a brand-new shoulder.”
Jeff said he’s open to the possibility of appearing on WWE television in the months ahead while he recovers from the procedure.
