The professional wrestling world was saddened on Friday Night SmackDown when Kevin Owens announced that he will require surgery on his injured neck and will miss his highly-anticipated match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41.

Apparently, Owens had been wrestling for months with a severe neck injury and they only just figured out what the injury was. He did not elaborate on the exact nature of the injury.

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That being said, Owens did reveal about the time when the injury occurred.

During an appearance on My Mom’s Basement with Robbie Fox, Owens revealed how he knew something had happened to his neck and when exactly he believed it occurred.

“So I know for a fact there’s a specific moment because in December, I did a full body MRI just on my own for curiosity, just like to make sure, you know, to see if there’s anything that I should be aware of, you know,” Owens said.

“And at the time, the report came back that my knees were s**t, but I’ve been well aware of that for a long time, so there’s no concern there. There’s something about my spine, and you know, mild to moderate stenosis, which for what we do. And I, you know, I showed it to the WWE doctor.”

“I’m like, yeah, for what you guys do, everyone’s got a level of stenosis. Everyone on Earth walking around has a level of stenosis. But you know, yours is your spine and your neck, and everything looks good. Everything looks good for what you’ve been doing. You’re fine. So great, and I felt great.”

“But then, in January, I had a match, and in the match, two things happened that really jarred my neck, and that’s when the issue started. So I knew there was something.”

“And then we ended up doing an MRI this week and found out that, yeah, it’s serious. So yeah, I think that match in January is what did it because I had an MRI a month before that, and everything looked fine so.”

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While Owens never pinpointed any specific wrestler, and for good reason. This business is brutal on a person’s body and these kinds of injuries can happen at any time.

Since January, Owens has had multiple matches with severe stipulations, particularly against Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn, both of which are some of the best matches of the year so far. There was no doubt he would have the same success with Orton.

Hopefully, Owens will be able to make a safe and swift recovery and he can continue doing what he loves.

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