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- Liv Morgan's shoulder injury sidelines her for 3 months, causing major changes to WWE events.
- Evolution II card revamped due to Morgan's injury, impacting storylines on Raw.
- Tag team match featuring Morgan and Rodriguez against Bella Twins scrapped.
Liv Morgan’s recent shoulder injury is set to sideline the WWE star for approximately three months, according to a report from WrestleVotes. The dislocation occurred during her June 16 match against Kairi Sane on Monday Night Raw, and the aftermath is forcing the company to make major changes to an upcoming premium live event. While Morgan's fluke accident is likely to affect SummerSlam, there will be an immediate ripple effect on WWE’s creative direction for Evolution II.
Morgan's Injury Dramatically Changes Evolution II Card
Liv Morgan’s injury has caused a lot of the ‘EVOLUTION’ 2 card next month to be scrapped and started from scratch.(via @WrestleVotes) pic.twitter.com/IhBfX1rmld— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) June 18, 2025
Morgan reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder, an injury confirmed on-air by commentator Michael Cole. The estimated recovery time of 12–16 weeks aligns with the typical length of a serious injury. Long-term, it's not a massive concern as Morgan is a huge star that will be pushed prominently when healthy. She may even appear on WWE programming while injured. However, her injury will keep her out of the ring, which greatly impact several creative plans WWE had.
The timing couldn't be worse for Evolution and WWE’s women’s division. Morgan had been positioned as a centerpiece on Monday Night Raw, factored into several major storylines, including her tag team title reign alongside Raquel Rodriguez and a newly ignited feud with Roxanne Perez and the returning Nikki Bella. WWE insiders note that Morgan has become vital to the division as a whole and much of the Evolution card was being worked around her.
Obvious Changes To Evolution II Card
According to WrestleVotes, Morgan was scheduled to team with Rodriguez at Evolution II in a marquee tag team match against the Bella Twins — a match now scrapped due to her injury. Recently, it was rumored that WWE was working on the details to bring back Brie Bella, with Nikki already confirmed. It's no longer clear if Brie will be part of the show or if a replacement partner for Rodriguez will be named -- potentially Roxanne Perez.
The report even hinted that the creative plans for Evolution had to be torn up and restarted.
“This morning, I was told the injury has now caused a lot of the Evolution card to basically be scrapped. She was pegged for a big-time tag team match that is not going to happen now. That spot is gonna be filled by someone else and there’s a lot of ripple effects.”
Not only will the Morgan injury affect the matches, but underlying storylines on Raw could be impacted as well.
With both Evolution 2 and SummerSlam on the horizon, WWE will now need to adjust course.
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The Dallas Cowboys offense has been one of the most explosive units in the NFL this season, but they struggled in their 44-24 loss to the Denver Broncos in 8. Quarterback Dak Prescott threw for just 188 yards – his fewest since Week 1 against Philadelphia – finishing without a touchdown and two interceptions just one week after dicing up the Washington Commanders. The good news for the inconsistent Cowboys is that they’re 2-0-1 following a loss this season and their Week 9 opponent is the 2-5 Arizona Cardinals on "Monday Night Football." They’ll also be tasked with stopping Jacoby Brissett rather than Kyler Murray, who is recovering from a foot sprain and won’t start for Arizona but could get some action according to head coach Jonathan Gannon. Which brings us to today’s quiz. Prescott has been mostly brilliant for the Cowboys this season, throwing 16 touchdowns to five interceptions and 258.8 yards per game. He’s also one of 37 NFL players to average at least 230 passing yards per game through their career. With that being said, how many of those players can you name in five minutes? Good luck! Did you like this quiz? Are there any quizzes you’d like to see us make in the future? Let us know your thoughts at quizzes@yardbarker.com, and make sure to subscribe to our Quiz of the Day Newsletter for daily quizzes sent right to your email!
3 Depressing Realizations From Green Bay Packers Crushing Loss Against Carolina
The Green Bay Packers continue to frustrate fans by failing to play up to their lofty standards. For a team that has impressed during most of this 2025 season, what was supposed to be an exciting return home to Lambeau Field against the Carolina Panthers quickly soured into a very gloomy afternoon. Here are three key takeaways from the Packers’ first home loss of the year. #1: Dismal Red Zone Play Dooms Green Bay Packers Offense Entering Sunday, Green Bay had a 70% TD rate when entering the red zone, one of the highest marks in the league. Quarterback Jordan Love was in the upper tier of passers in red zone completion percentage. However, against Carolina, the team went just 1 for 5. In the first half, a Savion Williams red zone fumble started the day off on the wrong foot. Later, Jordan Love threw multiple incompletions and Matt LaFleur chose to kick a field goal on 4th 6 at the Carolina 8 yard line. The 8 yard line was a site of issues for the Packers in the 4th quarter as well. On 3rd 3, Emanuel Wilson got the ball and ran for -5 yards on what was a massive play in the game. Down 13-6, the Packers then turned it over on downs on the ensuing 4th 8. While part of the issues were obviously execution-related, the play-calling can also be questioned. As much as LaFleur has the reputation of an elite play-designer, his situational play-calling and play-call sequencing continues to feel like it needs improvement. 10 points on 5 red zone trips is absolutely abysmal. This kind of outing is what makes one of the more talented squads in the NFL a beatable team. #2: Defensive Line Takes a Step Back Although they only gave up 16 points, the defense did not have a good day. QB Bryce Young barely passed for 100 yards, but the Panthers averaged 5 yards per carry on their way to 163 rushing yards. Lead back Rico Dowdle specifically averaged 5.2 yards a carry on 25 totes, scoring both Panthers touchdowns. Carolina is one of the better running teams in the NFL, but the Packers still routinely failed to get the stops they needed in critical running situations. The Packers gave up 11 rushing first downs and were consistently getting pushed back at the line of scrimmage. While the overall unit played below par, it was Micah Parsons who had a truly poor day. While also being culpable in an underwhelming day against the run, Parsons failed to impact the game as a pass rusher and was locked down by Panthers tackle Icky Ekwonu. #0 failed to record a single pressure in the game, something he has never done before. The team once again had 0 sack yards, as the lone QB takedown by Xavier McKinney netted 0 yards. The issues in the secondary are well documented, the defensive line not carrying their weight is even more concerning. #3: Tucker Kraft-Sized Hole Means It’s Now or Never For Young Skill Position Players Arguably more depressing than the loss itself was the fact that star TE Tucker Kraft when down with a serious knee injury that, the following day, was declared to be an ACL tear. Kraft was on his way to an All-Pro season and now is going to be missing the rest of the season. With 489 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns on the year, Kraft led the team in both categories. At the tight end spot, Luke Musgrave is obviously going to have to step up in a major way. He has shown the ability to be a weapon, particularly in 2023 during his rookie season, but now he is going to have to level up his game even more. More realistically, it will be the young wide receivers who are going to need to pick up the slack for Kraft. Matthew Golden and Savion Williams, both of whom had forgettable afternoons on Sunday, are going to have to grow up fast if the Packers are going to continue being a Super Bowl threat. With Golden in particular, much of his hype so far this season has been about how he has been a good separator, or near-miss highlights of what could have been. It’s now time for him to actually produce like a first-round receiver. Golden’s fellow first-rounders Tetairoa McMillan and Emeka Egbuka have had no issues producing as primary options on their respective teams. While it wasn’t fair to compare Golden’s situation to theirs, Green Bay is now in a situation where they need a player of Golden’s caliber to rise to the occasion and help Christian Watson be a focal point of the passing attack.
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