NEWS: How Long Will Tommaso Ciampa Be Out?

NEWS: Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano tore the house down in their NXT Takeover Chicago Ladder Match against the Authors of Pain. The two elite in-ring competitors also tore their bodies down. Both men suffered significant injuries during the match, with Ciampa appearing to endure the more significant of the two. Ciampa has a torn ACL, which will require surgery inevitably performed by renowned sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews. Early indications are that Ciampa will be out of action for 6-8 months. This is a major setback for both Ciampa and Gargano. At the conclusion of their NXT Takeover Chicago Ladder Match, Ciampa turned on Gargano to set up what was supposed to be a huge angle between the two former tag team partners. Now that angle will have to wait until December, at the very least. WWE is left scrambling in the wake of Ciampa's injury with some in the Company advocating for Gargano to be called up the main roster, sooner rather than later. Whatever the case, it will be quite some time before the WWE Universe sees Tommaso Ciampa in action again.

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