Nick Wayne injury update, Tony Khan addresses possibility of interim ROH men’s TV title
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Ring of Honor men’s TV Champion Nick Wayne has been out of action since late-July with a broken foot — an injury ROH head Tony Khan said has taken longer than expected to heal.
Khan addressed the status of the 20-year-old during a media call Thursday, saying “the timeline on his injury changed” but that none of this is Wayne’s fault as he got injured in the ring.
Khan said he would have bet money Wayne would have been back before Friday’s Final Battle and that if they knew his absence would be this long, they would have gone the interim title route as they did with Red Velvet on the women’s side.
However, Khan says he thinks Wayne “is getting closer to a return” so there are no plans for that as of now. Our Bryan Alvarez said he has also heard Wayne “should be back soon.”
In October, Wayne was told on AEW Collision his ankle was still swollen and he would be out of action for six-to-eight more weeks.
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