Overview
- Referee Jessika Carr stopped Evans’ match against El Grande Americano after the ringside physician’s check, awarding the bout by referee stoppage.
- Viewers returned from a commercial break to find Evans at ringside protecting his right shoulder, and Michael Cole described it as a developing situation.
- PWInsider and The Wrestling Observer reported Evans avoided a major injury and was cleared to travel with the roster or fly home.
- Subsequent updates indicated the primary worry shifted to a possible concussion, not a shoulder issue.
- WWE had planned for Evans to be in the Jan. 31 Royal Rumble, and any participation will hinge on monitoring for delayed symptoms rather than a confirmed long-term absence.