WWE announced on Monday that Shane McMahon has been diagnosed with the intestinal disease acute diverticulitis and and an umbilical hernia.
The news comes two weeks after Shane announced his indefinite leave of absence from his post as the commissioner of SmackDown Live. After stepping down as SmackDown commissioner, Shane was assaulted by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Many fans assumed this attack was to set up a match at WrestleMania. Especially with Daniel Bryan being medically cleared to compete, it seemed like a given that Shane and Bryan would be teaming up against Zayn and Owens at WrestleMania. However, this medical update jeopardizes Shane’s chances revenge at WrestleMania in less than two weeks.
WWE.com writes “While [in the Caribbean], Shane developed a massive infection due to acute diverticulitis and was hospitalized for several days in Antigua before being flown back to a New York-area hospital, where he is currently being treated with heavy doses of antibiotics. The doctors in New York have also discovered that Shane suffered an umbilical hernia during the attack, which will require surgery once the infection has been eradicated.”
A massive infection, a diverticulitis diagnosis and pending surgery to repair a hernia all point to Shane missing WrestleMania. We should find out what this means for Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in the coming days.
It remains to be seen how much of this news is WWE storyline fiction – hopefully all of it.
