Nick Aldis confirms that Shotzi is injured and makes changes to the February 16 WWE SmackDown card.
Shoti was originally scheduled to wrestle Tiffany Stratton on the February 16 WWE Friday Night SmackDown for a spot in the women's Elimination Chamber. However, as first reported by Fightful Select, Shotzi suffered a knee injury when taping a match with Lyra Valkyria for the February 20 episode of WWE NXT.
In a social media video released on February 14, WWE SmackDown GM Nick Aldis confirmed that Shotzi is now injured and that Alba Fyre is now in the running for the Elimination Chamber. However, Fyre is not replacing Shotzi directly. Instead, Zelina Vega, who was scheduled to wrestle Naomi, will be taking on Tiffany Stratton. Naomi will wrestle Fyre.
Aldis also previewed the return of Rock and Roman Reigns to SmackDown. He teased that he was "cooking" something for them.
@RealNickAldis has some BIG announcements for this Friday’s #SmackDown -- pic.twitter.com/yeXb412FD8
— WWE (@WWE) February 15, 2024
Fans can check out the full card for February 16 below.
WWE SmackDown (2/16)
- The Rock and Roman Reigns return to Friday Night SmackDown
- Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Kevin Owens vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Logan Paul vs. The Miz
- Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Zelina Vega vs. Tiffany Stratton
- Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Naomi vs. Alba Fyre
Check out the full card for the WWE Elimination Chamber event here.
We continue to wish Shotzi a speedy recovery.
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