Ilja Dragunov sidelined with torn ACL

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com | By Bryan Rose | Last updated Sep 30, 2024 11:28 PM ET

During Monday’s Raw, it was announced that Dragunov tore his ACL during a house show match this weekend in Columbus, Georgia, where he lost to Gunther in a match that had been for the World Heavyweight Championship. Joe Tessitore on commentary said Dragunov is now expected to be out 6-9 months.

WWE announces that Ilja Dragunov will be out for 6-9 months with a torn ACL.

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Dragunov was called to the main roster back in April during the WWE Draft. Since then, he’s been involved in feuds revolving around Bron Breakker and the Intercontinental title. He defeated Dragon Lee and Dominik Mysterio earlier this month to advance to a fatal four-way match to determine Breakker’s next challenger. Jey Uso ended up winning that match and defeated Breakker to win the Intercontinental title on last week’s Raw.

Signing with the WWE in 2019, Dragunov has spent much of his WWE tenure in developmental, first as part of the NXT UK brand. When that brand folded in 2022, he jumped over to NXT, where he became NXT Champion. In one of his final matches on NXT, he lost the title to Trick Williams.

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