{"id":28362,"date":"2017-08-23T10:50:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=28362"},"modified":"2017-08-23T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:35:05","slug":"wwe-announces-big-cass-will-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/08\/23\/wwe-announces-big-cass-will-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE provides Big Cass injury update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2737352413\" 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>WWE announced that Big Cass (William Morrissey) appears to have suffered a torn ACL that will require surgery. &#8220;It looks like he has an ACL tear, possibly a medial meniscus tear, but we\u2019re going to wait for the radiologist to evaluate the MRI and give us their full report,&#8221; Dr. Chris Robinson told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/article\/big-cass-injured-august-21-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The story notes that recovery time from ACL surgery is roughly nine months. 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