SmackDown Live superstar Tye Dillinger was forced out of his United States Championship match with Shinsuke Nakamura last night with a hand injury.
According to PWInsider, Dillinger suffered the injury at a house show in Macon, Georgia, on Monday (October 29). He was replaced by R-Truth, who lost to Nakamura in a short but fun match.
EXCLUSIVE: With @WWEDillinger unable to compete against #USChampion @ShinsukeN tonight on #SDLive, who will answer the call?! @MikeRomeWWE has the answer… pic.twitter.com/VWEWtAwUXA
— WWE (@WWE) October 30, 2018
It is also being reported that he is already in Birmingham, Alabama for surgery on his hand. The nature of the injury and a timescale for his return is as yet unknown.
Dillinger is the latest name on the WWE injury list, joining stars like Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Erick Rowan.
We would like to wish Tye a speedy recovery.
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