WWE NXT Superstar JD McDonagh is currently out with an eye injury.
As PWMania.com previously reported, McDonagh was defeated by Carmelo Hayes in this week’s post-Vengeance Day edition of NXT. Following the match, Ilja Dragunov made a surprise appearance and took out Trick Williams at ringside, allowing Hayes to defeat McDonagh. Dragunov stormed the ring after the match, attacking McDonagh and chasing him through the crowd.
McDonagh revealed Thursday night on Twitter that he suffered a detached retina in his right eye during the altercation with Dragunov.
McDonagh stated that he will miss the NXT live events in Florida this weekend. He anticipates being out of action for 10-14 days.
“@WWENXTfans attending Live Events in Tampa/Citrus Springs this weekend – Unfortunately, after a sneak attack on Tuesday, I’ve got a detached retina in my right eye. Waiting on a treatment plan, but I estimate a 10-14 day recovery time. 10-14 days, @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR. Count em,” McDonagh wrote alongside the photo below.
The Irish Ace defeated The Czar on NXT TV in late October, and we hadn’t seen Dragunov since, until this week. He’d been away because of visa issues.
McDonagh’s full tweet is below:
.@WWENXT fans attending Live Events in Tampa/Citrus Springs this weekend – Unfortunately, after a sneak attack on Tuesday, I've got a detached retina in my right eye.
Waiting on a treatment plan, but I estimate a 10-14 day recovery time.
10-14 days, @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR. Count em. pic.twitter.com/P4GfpbnkUG
— JD McDonagh (@jd_mcdonagh) February 9, 2023
