WWE wrestler Enzo Amore had to be taken off on a stretcher after suffering an injury during his tag-team match at WWE Payback on Sunday.
Referee stops the match. Medical personnel attend to the injured @WWEAaLLday21. #WWEPayback pic.twitter.com/3D8nlWtnL3
— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2016
The WWE said the injury occurred when Amore's face clipped the bottom rope, causing the back of his head to slam off the mat. Amore's tag-team match came to an unscheduled end, but the event continued, and the WWE continued to provide updates on Amore's status on Twitter.
INJURY UPDATE: @WWEAaLLday21 is undergoing testing, and is able to communicate with medical staff, moving arms and legs. #WWEPayback
— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2016
The WWE said Amore was taken to a local medical facility in Chicago as a precaution, and was diagnosed with a concussion. ESPN's Arash Markazi reported that Amore was discharged from the hospital Sunday night. Amore (whose real name is Eric Arndt) has been with WWE since 2012 after playing college football at Division III Salisbury University in Maryland from 2007 to 2009.