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WWE still mum on Bad News Barrett's injury status for Money in the Bank PPV (UPDATED)

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UPDATE: Find out the latest on Barrett's long-term status and what WWE will do with the Intercontinental championship RIGHT HERE.

This past Tuesday night at the SmackDown taping in Pittsburgh, Bad News Barrett suffered a separated shoulder when Jack Swagger slammed him into the barricade. By all appearances, it was not a work, as Barrett signaled to Swagger that he was injured by tapping his leg twice and the referee threw up the "X" sign to alert the folks backstage that a legitimate injury had occurred.

You can watch the video of it here.

Then, WWE.com reported on the injury:

"After Barrett felt an immediate pain and a pop," continued Amann, "we brought him back to the training room and the exam showed a separated shoulder. We're going to do some additional testing this week and then sit down with him and talk about options for treatment for this injury."

As of yet, no official determination has been made yet in terms of Barrett's participation in Sunday's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.

That report was published on Tuesday night. It's now Sunday and, as of this writing, just a couple hours away from the start of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view (PPV) at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

The only update since then came from Barrett the day after:

But nothing past that.

For what it's worth, WWE.com has its results post for the PPV up on its website right now, published today, and Barrett's name is still included in the Money in the Bank contract ladder match.

It's possible the company is waiting until the pre-show to make a formal announcement. You can watch that right here starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. Or it's possible he somehow got clearance and they just never bothered to tell anyone.

Stay tuned.

And, of course, keep up with complete Money in the Bank results with our live match coverage right here.

UPDATE: Renee Young announced on the pre-show that Barrett would not be participating in the match due to his shoulder injury.

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