{"id":12351,"date":"2016-08-25T13:20:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T18:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2016-08-25T13:20:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T18:20:28","slug":"finn-balors-injury-described-as-more-severe-than-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/08\/25\/finn-balors-injury-described-as-more-severe-than-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Balor&#8217;s injury described as &#8220;more severe than normal&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2881088112\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5918 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/balor1.jpg?resize=264%2C191\" alt=\"balor1\" width=\"264\" height=\"191\" \/>The surgeon who repaired the right shoulder of former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor described the extent of the injury to the WWE website. &#8220;Finn\u2019s injury was pretty severe, more severe than normal,&#8221; Dr. Jeffrey Dugas stated. &#8220;A really high energy injury, it did more damage than a standard shoulder dislocation where you simply tear the labrum. The prognosis is excellent, however. We were able to fix it all and put it back where it came from. I\u2019m anticipating him getting back at full speed.&#8221; Read the full story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/2016-08-22\/article\/wwe-universal-champion-finn-balor-injured-at-summerslam\" target=\"_blank\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> WWE did not update the timeline for his recovery. 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