The Absence of Sheamus in Monday Night Raw Episode

Last week, we explained Sheamus's absence from Monday Night Raw, where he was in his home country recovering from a neck injury he has been dealing with for the past six months. At that time, we didn't know how much more time he would need for recovery, but this past Monday he was on the red brand's show, having an incredible match in which he and Cesaro retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.

Sheamus's Spinal Stenosis

Today we continue with the same line of information, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer newsletter, the Irishman is dealing with spinal stenosis, which involves the narrowing of the spinal canal in a specific segment, reducing the space available for the spinal cord and nerves.

If the technical explanation seems really worrying, it becomes even more so if we point out that a bad hit can cause a kind of decapitation. The spine separates from the head. This was the cause of the death of El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, and also the reason why industry legends like Steve Austin or Edge retired.

As for his future, the treatment for spinal stenosis involves anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-epileptics, exercises, and corticosteroid injections during the first three to six months.

If there is no improvement in that time, Sheamus would require surgery:

“When conservative treatment fails during the first 3-6 months, it is assumed that the pain is no longer due to an inflammatory mechanism, but to the stenosis itself. In these cases, surgery is more effective than prolonging it further. The superiority of surgery over conservative treatment becomes evident as early as 3 months after the operation and remains at least until 4 years, and probably 10 years after.”

We really hope that Sheamus fully recovers from the injury and takes the time he needs to be back at 100%.