.Nëro Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 In desperately sad - and major - news, it has emerged that NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa is set for imminent neck surgery. Per Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE has confirmed to him this heart-wrenching development, one that will see Ciampa on the sidelines for a "long, long time." Ciampa is certain to vacate the NXT Championship and miss, at the very least, several months of action. We'd read murmurs of injury, and reports of withdrawn dates, but the belief up to this point was that Ciampa may soldier through. This, not to be histrionic about things, wasn't a mere championship to vacate. We were raging towards the blow-off of an intricate, layered two-and-a-half year story - of the hardest road to recognition, the toll it took on a friendship, and the seminal, physical eruption of it. It did not end there; Johnny Gargano, warped by the depths to which Ciampa plunged him, evolved into a fascinating anti-hero of sorts. But it ends now, shockingly, on the eve of the final chapter. It's such a cruel development, in that it has deprived of us of what, from a purely artistic standpoint, may well be the greatest narrative ever crafted under the WWE umbrella. Any optimistic sense of storyline synergy, or a sequel - Ciampa, of course, had already spent time on the sidelines throughout the epic story - is undermined by the idea that it will take place, if at all, on WWE's main roster. This is a disaster, but not an emergency - the NXT think-tank has one set of tapings to build towards a main event of TakeOver calibre - but in the meantime, WhatCulture Wrestling wishes Ciampa the best in his surgery and recovery. Credit:- What Culture Wrestling Nero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Nova Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This is horrible if true, but im gonna take with a grain of salt because i dont see this reported anywhere else yet, and is whatculture really that legitimate? (Serious question, i dont follow them.). Should this be true though then id be absolutely gutted, what shit *censored*ing timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willows Way Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 God I really really hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 The news is coming from Meltzer. WhatCulture is just regurgitating what Meltzer said on WOR. Terrible, terrible news. Couldn't come at a worse time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Whatculture has a big enough name to say with certainty that they wouldn't post the article, had it not been true. Nero also doesn't seem like the type to post articles when there is a doubt it could be fake news. Adding to that, Ciampa has been cancelling lots of commitments recently, even those outside WWE. It's legit. It's a shame because the Ciampa-Gargano rivalry is imo the best one they have made. Period. That's not a challenge to anyone out there to post a rivalry they think is better btw. I don't care. Ciampa vs. Gargano was gorgeous and it was about to reach a climax. It's dead now and that's really *censored*ing painful. Even worse is how they're describing the injury. Out for a "long, long time" sounds seriously career-threatening and if he recovers, it will take at least a year, might take years. It's absolutely devastating news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokerVenom Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 God damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Goddammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Wow. I feel so bad for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senex Beast Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Damn this sucks. I wish the dude a sucessful surgery and a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Here's the audio of Meltzer reporting the news on WOR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This *censored*ing sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 *censored*ed up. It makes me more angry than sad. Nobody deserves this shit man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb ★ Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 *Censored*, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhunter Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This sucks. I saw he will be out 16-20 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This is straight up tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Nova Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Heres to hoping Ciampa has a safe and successful surgery and hes able to return to the ring again. Wishing him a speedy recovery. I wonder if theyll continue the angle with him and Johnny when he returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Saint Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Man, that sucks for Ciampa. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willows Way Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This makes me think back to Edge man i feel so bad for Ciampa. He was doing so awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROSS-Out Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Awwww no, this has got to be such a slap in the face for him considering he was on the run of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This makes me think back to Edge man i feel so bad for Ciampa. He was doing so awesome That Edge comparison made me think... When he's ready to return, they should hold him out until that year's MitB. Have Johnny in it and clean house at the end, then slowly climb the ladder. *insert villainous authority figure here* then comes out and says "Wait! There's one more member in this match!" Cue NO ONE WILL SURVIVE, Ciampa runs out, pushes Johnny off the ladder and wins the briefcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This makes me think back to Edge man i feel so bad for Ciampa. He was doing so awesome That Edge comparison made me think... When he's ready to return, they should hold him out until that year's MitB. Have Johnny in it and clean house at the end, then slowly climb the ladder. *insert villainous authority figure here* then comes out and says "Wait! There's one more member in this match!" Cue NO ONE WILL SURVIVE, Ciampa runs out, pushes Johnny off the ladder and wins the briefcase. Hard pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Tbh, I'm happy that the NXT title can move on to greener pastures now. Condolences to Ciampa, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 This *censored*ing sucks man, sounds seriously career-threatening too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterNation Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 God this *censored*ing sucks. Hope he bounces back from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Vercetti Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Poor guy,damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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