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Charlotte Flair's knee injury will require surgery that will sideline the WWE starlet for around nine months.
The 37-year-old was forced out of the ring at last Friday's WWE Smackdown after appearing to slip and get caught in the ropes during her bout against Asuka.
Flair was described as noticebly favouring her right now as she tried to see out the fight, before shouting 'my knee' as referee Charles Robinson and medical personnel attended to her after the match.
The fighter limped in the final moments of a match that came to an abrupt end following interference from Bayley which allowed Asuka to pin her down.
The incident was not shown during the broadcast, and there was no update on Flair's injury until the WWE broke their silence on Friday.
Charlotte Flair will be out of action for the next nine months as the wrestler recovers from a knee injury requiring surgery
The former world champion was injured during her fight with Asuka at last week's SmackDown
Flair posted a simple poignant message to X (formerly Twitter) in the wake of the sad news
Posting to social media, the franchise confirmed: 'Due to a knee injury that will require surgery, (Flair) will be out of action for approximately 9 months'.
The former women's champion took to social media to share a poignant post.
Flair tweeted a simple of emoji of a broken heart on X (formerly Twitter), which saw scores of fans flood to her page and share messages of support.
Supporters will no doubt be disappointed that the injury will mean she misses out on both the Royal Rumble - in seven weeks' time, and next year's Wrestlemania.
Flair was overturned by Rhea Ripley in April's Wrestlemania in Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium
In Smackdown, Flair had been embroiled in a rivalry with Damage CTRL, and in November she teamed up with Bianca Belair, Shotzi and Becky Lynch in the WarGames match at Survivor Series.
The quartet defeated Auska, Bayley, IYO Sky and Kairi Sane.
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