[ad_1]
Professional wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura was scheduled to perform on "Smackdown Live" Tuesday night, during a US championship match against Jeff Hardy. But a few hours before the event, the WWE announced that Nakamura was not medically allowed fight.
Some Internet rumors and a Wrestling Observer report stated that Nakamura could not enter the ring because he had been bitten to the leg by a police dog in Bakersfield, California. before a house show on Monday. Today, Bakersfield's PD confirmed this story by issuing a statement explaining that a "WWE employee" had been injured by a bite in a member's leg. "Canine team trained in the detection of explosives".
Here's the police statement, in full:
On Monday, June 25, 2018, officers of the Explosives Ordinance Destruction Team (EOD) of the Bakersfield Police Department were conducting a protective sweep of the Rabobank Arena in preparation for the Heatwave tour of the WWE Live Summerslam.
"During the sweep, the EOD team, which consisted of a trained canine explosive detection team and bomb technicians entered an arena area where an employee of World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE) was present.The dog entered the room to sweep the presence of any explosive material.At the time of the sweep, the WWE employee accidentally bitten the canine.The employee suffered an injury to the left leg.The medical aid was immediately called to the scene and the employee was taken to a hospital in the area for medical treatment. "
It's sort of a less ridiculous injury than the kayfabe Nakamura last month.
[ad_2]
Source link
