One of the major news stories of the week has been the leg injury of Kevin Owens. Owens reportedly suffered a torn ACL and will be out anywhere between 4 and 8 months. The Marieville Quebec native could potentially miss WrestleMania but he will definitely be missing the rest of the Mixed Match Challenge this season.
Owens was teaming up with Natalya as Team Pawz. While this is bad news for fans of Kevin Owens, Natalya can rest without any worry because a replacement has already been announced and he’s Glorious.
That’s right, Bobby Roode will be replacing Kevin Owens as Natalya’s partner and you have to assume it is as much of an honor for Bobby as it was for Kevin to be a Canadian and get to team up with a member of the legendary Hart Family. This was confirmed through WWE now and WWE tweeted this out within the last hour. The only question left to answer is will Natalya’s cats be getting bedazzled robes courtesy of The Glorious One:
JUST ANNOUNCED: The GLORIOUS @RealBobbyRoode has been announced as @NatByNature's NEW @WWE Mixed Match Challenge tag team partner! #WWEMMC #TeamPawz pic.twitter.com/Qciba6XR7q
— WWE (@WWE) October 12, 2018
RELATED: Kevin Owens Injury Update
This is the second major injury to force a shakeup during this season of the Mixed Match Challenge and potential shows beyond. Sasha Banks was supposed to team with Bobby Lashley but she was removed due to an undisclosed injury and has been replaced by Mickie James. Lashley was in the ring with KO on Raw when the injury was revealed and could potentially be seen as the storyline cause of the injury. Lashley’s hype man Lio Rush tweeted the following after this announcement:
https://twitter.com/itsLioRush/status/1050792314854100993
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley (under) in action vs Sami Zayn WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley (under) in action vs Sami Zayn WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman (C) in action vs Sami Zayn (L) and Kevin Owens during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Roman Reigns (R) in action vs Kevin Owens during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley (up) in action vs Sami Zayn during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Roman Reigns attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Roman Reigns (R) in action vs Sami Zayn during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Roman Reigns attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Roman Reigns (under) in action vs Kevin Owens during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman (L) in action vs Kevin Owens during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman (L) in action vs Kevin Owens during WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Bobby Lashley (under) in action vs Sami Zayn WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
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Lashley, Strowman & Reigns vs Zayn, Owens & Joe
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 19: Braun Strowman attends WWE Live AccorHotels Arena Popb Paris Bercy on May 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
