It was clear after Braun Strowman appeared on Raw last week in a sling and was brutally attacked by a battered Roman Reigns that he would likely be out of action for the near future, and WWE delivered the devastating news on Monday.
Strowman - who was in the middle of the best run of anyone in the company in 2017, aside from Reigns, and had become one of the faces of Raw - will miss up to six months after undergoing surgery.
Via WWE.com:
"Following the medical consultation, Strowman underwent surgery on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.