Ricky Saints will be cleared soon following a severe throat injury.
Saints lost the NXT North American Championship to Page on the May 27 episode of WWE NXT. During the match, Ethan delivered his signature Twisted Grin maneuver, driving Ricky's throat into the crossbar of a steel chair.
On the June 3 episode, it was confirmed that Saints had suffered a laryngeal contusion as a result of the attack. On June 10, the Saints returned to attack Ethan, but it was later revealed that he was not yet cleared.
On June 17, it was announced that he is expected to be cleared by June 24, and his return to action is imminent. Later in the show, he confronted Ethan Page and Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, Jackson Drake, and Ricky Smiokes). Ricky Saints was still having trouble speaking and was also confronted by Ashante Adonis. The confrontation did not result in an official match announcement for the June 24 episode of WWE NXT.
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