Returning for WrestleMania next year is the target for the former NXT champion
Friday 22 June 2018 16:24, UK
Sami Zayn could be out until WrestleMania next year due to shoulder injuries, the popular Canadian has confirmed.
The 33-year-old revealed he needs surgery on both rotator cuffs and says he could be sidelined until April 2019 as a result.
Zayn had a match at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view on Sunday night but will now be out of action for a long period.
"I just underwent surgery for my right shoulder, a.k.a. my good shoulder," he said. "So, I'm out for a little while with that. I guess people don't know about this injury; I've been working with it for some time. I don't know exactly when I tore it. I think I tore it, or initially injured it, on a show in Montreal.
"But then my left shoulder, a.k.a my bad shoulder, started to act up again as well. That shoulder hasn't quite been the same since surgery anyway, so I had just kind of got used to the fact that that shoulder was the bad one.
"But it started to get progressively worse, so basically, long story short, it turns out I have two torn rotator cuffs. The left one and the right one are both torn. I just underwent surgery on the right one, and then in about six or seven weeks, I'll be undergoing surgery on the left one, and hopefully I can come back healthy and happy."
All of which is likely to leave Zayn, who tore a rotator cuff in 2009, on the shelf for up to 10 months of rehabilitation.
"Because of the timeline, I'd love to be in the mix for WrestleMania season; that's the most exciting time of the year for all of us," he said.
"I think timeline wise, I should be ready in time for WrestleMania, so fingers crossed."
