R-Truth injured on Raw during Six-Pack challenge but it's not serious

by Geno Mrosko on Feb 7, 2012 1:16 PM EST in WWE

The scene from last night's (Feb. 6) episode of Raw with R-Truth being helped out by referees. Photo by WWE.com.

Last night (Feb. 6, 2012) on Raw, R-Truth used the ropes to slingshot himself over for a flip to the outside on The Miz, who, by design, was supposed to catch him to help break his fall but make it look like he was getting hit.

Instead, Miz was barely touched and fell backwards, leaving his old tag teammate to fall to the floor unprotected where he landed flat on his tailbone and whipped his head back onto the floor. Padded or not, it looked terrible.

In a move we don't usually see in WWE, referees came down and helped walk him to the back, electing to take him out of the match instead of letting him continue. This is something that was made easier by the fact that it was a six-man match and losing one participant was no big deal but had they let Truth simply finish out the match, no one would have been surprised.

Now, WWE.com brings word that Truth didn't suffer any serious injuries from his nasty spill:

WWE officials have confirmed that R-Truth avoided serious injury after suffering a brutal fall on WWE's Raw SuperShow Monday night.

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R-Truth performed a slingshot somersault over the top rope onto The Miz, who was outside the ring. Although the aerial attack glanced The Miz, R-Truth ended up receiving the brunt of the impact, falling back-first onto the floor. At that point, the referee decided R-Truth was no longer able to compete, and WWE officials helped him to the locker room area.

WWE officials do not believe any injuries sustained from the fall will keep R-Truth out of action.

I've seen arguments that say Miz shouldn't take the brunt of the blame here because he simply mistimed the jump and Truth wasn't in the right place to make the slingshot flip anyway. That's nonsense, though.

If you have to go out of your way to make sure your fellow wrestler doesn't get injured during a match, that's what you should do because that's what is right. Anything less than that makes you a liability. Thankfully, Truth isn't seriously hurt but it could have been a lot different.

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well wwe was right to take him out at least

due to the obvious image of his head bouncing, and it looks good for them to appear to be cognizant of their wrestlers well being. that said f you miz you worthless bum

by AGonzo on Feb 7, 2012 1:21 PM EST reply actions

Miz probably just thought that Lil Jimmy had Truth covered

by Patrick Eakin on Feb 7, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions

i think Miz

was trying to work himself into the right position to catch Truth. if he stood where he started chances are he’d have had Truth’s leg crush his head and we’ve seen that turn bad. but he definitely should have done more than he did.

by TheCrow4Life on Feb 7, 2012 1:59 PM EST reply actions

MIZ was botching everything last night. Couldn't take a lariat properly from Jericho and was pretty awake when Kofi was stumbling around trying to pin someone.

Miz may be a wellness casualty soon. My prediciton.

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by Luke Thomas on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

by dandeman on Feb 7, 2012 2:01 PM EST reply actions

Miz a wellness casualty?

That makes no sense.

by hfl2013 on Feb 7, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

Ya he may have been high on Nyquil while botching his spots. He may have been pulling a Chuck Liddell thus why i meant wellness casualty u know WWE Wellness policy hello am I lost

tap* Tap* tap* hmmm the mic is not working crap.

by dandeman on Feb 7, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

I think he missed Truth

My guess is he was supposed to keep fighting Truth and once Truth was carted off, Miz had to improvise spots with everyone else, which is why he looked a little lost out there.

by TheCrow4Life on Feb 7, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions

Good point

He still needs to take the blame for the botched spot with Truth, but that would explain struggling with the rest of the match. With the WWE’s style of planning out all their matches and Miz never working anywhere else, he probably doesn’t have much experience deviating much from the game plan.

by hfl2013 on Feb 7, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

Which is why regionals and independents are essential in developing a wrestler. Miz should have worked with a Vet like Jericho more in order to guide him through the problems that happen

Besides that wellness stuff is me looking for a way that the WWE will try to find in order to give him the boot.

by dandeman on Feb 7, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions

I would assume he actually has to fail some sort of test to get booted under the wellness policy

As an independent contractor wouldn’t that be wrongful termination or something? I admit I know very little about labor laws when it comes to independent contractors. But I assume if Miz does have some sort of contract they can’t just cite the wellness policy without having proof of him violating it.

I don’t think they need a reason necessarily, if they want to future endeavor his ass they will. I think they won’t given he is in the main event scene and he could argue it was an accident.

by The Name is Dalton on Feb 7, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

Its one of the big complaints a lot of the old school wrestlers have about today's wrestling environment

Prior to the late 90s/early 00s, almost every wrestler had gone through a few different promotions before hitting it big with WCW/WWF. You not only learn new skills and add variety to your repertoire, but you also will almost definitely have to deal with working a match on the fly. I love what WWE has with FCW, but I think they need to at least consider opening up another development territory or two with different trainers and have the guys work a few months with each.

by hfl2013 on Feb 7, 2012 8:27 PM EST up reply actions

Just further proof that it’s time for WWE to leave Miz out of this upper card group. The dude can’t pull off a decent promo, or match to save his life. Plus he has the worst fake tan on the roster. He’s a true boner.

by 8bitDan on Feb 7, 2012 2:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Having been on the receiving end of moves from the inside to the out

Had it been a simple case of mistiming, Miz still would have attempted to get himself into the spot when he saw Truth coming over to keep the crash to a minimum. He looked up, put an arm out and that was about it. Yea, this one’s all on Miz. Either he just wasn’t concerned with Truth landing or his instincts suck. Either way, I’d say that mandates his being reprimanded in the back.

Sadly, I was a solid Miz supporter going into Mania last year, but he seems to have plateaued at some level that is barely midcard at this point.

by buzz_killr on Feb 7, 2012 3:10 PM EST reply actions

Looked painful

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 7, 2012 3:16 PM EST reply actions

The follow up botches

Might have been because Miz was in a panic over what happened to Truth and just didn’t have his head in the game. I’m sure he was probably thinking he had to walk back there after the match and not only see Killings in a wheelchair but the entire locker room waiting to cream him

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by Jesse Holland on Feb 7, 2012 3:54 PM EST reply actions