Report: Bronson Reed injury leads to rewrites of masked man angle

  • Ian Carey
WWE Bronson Reed

Bronson Reed’s injury on WWE Raw has reportedly led to rewrites of the masked man angle.

Reed tore his biceps on the February 23 episode of Raw during an Elimination Chamber qualifying match that was ultimately won by Jey Uso. Reed was the planned winner but was not able to finish the match.

According to a report from WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, Logan Paul and the masked man were scheduled to be part of the finish to Reed’s match on Monday before he was injured. The report adds that the masked man angle will likely undergo heavy rewrites as a result.

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed Reed’s injury on the post-WWE Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio this week.

“It was actually the running sliding lariat that did it,” Alvarez said.

“He was breaking up a pin and literally in breaking up the pin, he just kind of hooked him with the arm to break it up, and he immediately looked at his arm.”

Meltzer noted, “(Reed) was gonna win the match, by the way. I think most people already know that anyway, but he was going to win that match.”

Ian Carey
Ian Carey

Ian Carey is the editing manager at F4WOnline and a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His work has appeared in award-winning publications including NOW Magazine and The Huffington Post. He joined the F4WOnline team in 2019 and moved into the editing manager role in the summer of 2026. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ian has covered professional wrestling for more than 15 years.