Bronson Reed's Latest Injury Update Reveals Serious Crown Jewel Damage

WWE's Bronson Reed continues receiving medical care after the Oba Femi incident.© NDTV Library

Bronson Reed is still in Saudi Arabia getting medical care after WWE Crown Jewel 2026, and he hasn't come back to the United States yet. The Australian wrestler got hurt during the World Tag Team Championship match on November 7, where he got involved even though he wasn't scheduled to compete. Early reports talked about a possible punctured lung, but Bryan Alvarez later cleared that up, saying Reed has multiple broken ribs and a lacerated kidney. WWE has also left part of its medical team in the country with him, along with a senior international executive.

Oba Femi's Crown Jewel Attack Left Bronson Reed With Multiple Broken Ribs and a Lacerated Kidney

Reed wasn't supposed to be in the match at all. He came out when Bron Breakker and Austin Theory were defending their World Tag Team Championships against Penta and Je'Von Evans, and that's where things changed.

Oba Femi showed up and stopped Reed from helping his Vision teammates, then threw the Australian wrestler off the entrance stage and into the production area below.

Penta and Evans went on to beat Breakker and Theory and win titles. Reed ended up needing hospital treatment after the fall.

Fightful Select first reported rib and kidney injuries. Dave Meltzer then reported a punctured lung along with broken ribs. Alvarez set the record straight later, writing that Reed had "multiple broken ribs and a lacerated kidney, not a punctured lung."

WWE Has Kept Its Medical Team With Reed in Saudi Arabia as His Return Date Remains Unknown

According to Fightful Select, WWE arranged for medical support to stay with Reed instead of having him fly back with the rest of the crew. The same report said the company's top international executive was in the region too, and that WWE wanted Reed to get "VIP treatment" while he recovers. No date has been announced for when he can leave Saudi Arabia or get back to in-ring action.

This is one more frustrating setback in an injury-hit 2026. He tore his biceps in February and was away from WWE for several months before coming back in September, so he had only just rejoined The Vision's active lineup when Crown Jewel happened.

Wade Barrett also said on the November 9 episode of RAW that Reed had been hospitalized after Oba Femi's attack. There's still no confirmed recovery timeline, and WWE hasn't said when he'll return.