A recent incident involving Joe Gacy prompted significant changes to the live episode of WWE NXT.
According to reports from Fightful Select, an injury scare arose during Gacy’s match against NXT North American Champion Oba Femi, leading to concerns about a potential concussion. The match was abruptly halted and declared a no contest, with the referee signalling a legitimate injury using the “X” symbol.
As a result of this development, an in-ring segment involving Femi and his NXT Stand & Deliver challengers, Dijak and Josh Briggs, was reworked into a backstage segment. Additionally, the anticipated announcement of a match between Gacy and Shawn Spears for the Stand & Deliver kickoff show was postponed.
Despite the initial apprehension, Gacy managed to walk backstage unaided after receiving medical attention in the ring. Subsequently, the planned match with Spears was eventually confirmed for the upcoming event. While it appears that Gacy passed a concussion check based on these subsequent developments, the report does not explicitly verify this.
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