WWE Confirms Finn Balor’s Injury, Balor To Receive Surgical Consult

Finn Balor won the first ever WWE Universal Championship match on Sunday, but shortly after SummerSlam reports started circulating saying Finn Balor had suffered a shoulder injury.

WWE has confirmed that Balor dislocated his shoulder during the Universal Championship match at SummerSlam. WWE announced the following:

Inaugural WWE Universal Champion Finn Bálor suffered an injury to his right shoulder against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam, WWE.com can confirm. The injury came in the course of Bálor and Rollins’ match to determine which Superstar would become the first WWE Universal Champion, specifically when Bálor absorbed a running powerbomb to the barricade at the hands of The Architect.

“He hit the wall during the match, dislocated his shoulder and was able to put it back in himself in a split second,” said ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson. Bálor was able to finish the match, but Dr. Robinson noted that an MRI yielded results earlier today showing “a possible labrum tear.”

The champion is currently scheduled to receive a surgical consult that will determine the extent of Bálor’s injury and what his recovery time will be.

WWE posted the following video saying that this is the exact moment when Finn Balor suffered the injury.