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Updated · Figure Four Online · Aug 3
Kevin Owens Reveals WWE Cleared Return Weeks Before SummerSlam After 17-Month Injury
Updated
Updated · Figure Four Online · Aug 3

Kevin Owens Reveals WWE Cleared Return Weeks Before SummerSlam After 17-Month Injury

3 articles · Updated · Figure Four Online · Aug 3

Summary

  • A couple of weeks before SummerSlam, WWE doctors finally cleared Kevin Owens to wrestle after scans showed the healing they had been waiting for following surgery.
  • Owens said repeated scans had kept coming back short of expectations, and as recently as a month ago he believed his career might be over.
  • That clearance set up his surprise SummerSlam Night Two return, where he won the No. 1 contender match and earned a title shot against CM Punk.
  • The 17-month comeback followed what Owens described as an almost career-ending injury, with family, friends and WWE medical staff helping him through the uncertainty.

Insights

After a shocking 16-month absence, how will Kevin Owens' surprise SummerSlam victory alter the championship landscape against CM Punk?
How did Kevin Owens secretly orchestrate his miraculous in-ring return from severe neck surgery to stun the WWE Universe?
Will Sami Zayn seek revenge after his best friend Kevin Owens unexpectedly hijacked his title shot at SummerSlam?