WWE’s Enzo Amore suffers serious injury during match

A MATCH at a major WWE event was cancelled after a wrestler was injured after being thrown out of the ring.

Enzo Amore is stretchered out of the arena at WWE Payback.

A MATCH at a major WWE event was cancelled immediately after a wrestler was injured after being thrown out of the ring.

The No. 1 contender’s tag team match between the Vaudevillains and breakout stars Enzo and Cass at Payback was called off by officials after Enzo Amore suffered a serious injury and was taken from the scene on a stretcher.

Simon Gotch attempted to throw Amore out of the ring, but he slid into the ropes and appeared to suffer whiplash as he made contact. Amore fell to the ground outside the ring and was not responsive to the referee, who signalled for the match to end after doctors reached Amore.

WWE’s Michael Cole said that Amore has been taken to a local medical facility in Chicago, but that he is moving his extremities and talking.

Referee stops the match. Medical personnel attend to the injured @WWEAaLLday21. #WWEPayback pic.twitter.com/3D8nlWtnL3

— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2016

INJURY UPDATE: @WWEAaLLday21 is undergoing testing, and is able to communicate with medical staff, moving arms and legs. #WWEPayback

— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2016

Roman Reigns also had an unfortunate landing after being clotheslined in the main event, smashing his groin on the corner of an announcer’s table.

.@AJStylesOrg clocks the Champion with a brutal clothesline, and a even more painful landing! #WWETitle #WWEPayback pic.twitter.com/c9elipNMvF

— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2016

Amore, real name Eric Arndt, is a 30-year-old wrestler from New Jersey who played linebacker and safety at a Division III college before entering the business.

He made a compilation video of himself doing various wrestling moves and cutting a promo and had a mutual friend pass it on to WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who offered him a tryout.

He signed with WWE in 2012 and progressed through the developmental system NXT as a “stereotypical, Jersey Shore loudmouth”. Despite suffering a broken leg in training in 2013 he continued to impress and joined the main roster after WrestleMania this year.

There was an immediate outpouring of support on Twitter from some of the biggest names in the industry.

I have just heard of @WWEAaLLday21 Enzo being injured. I have heard he is moving his limbs. My thoughts are def with him. Great guy. @WWE

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) May 2, 2016

@WWEAaLLday21 - sending out my very best wishes to you! Prayers.

— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) May 2, 2016

Good thoughts go out to @WWEAaLLday21 Enzo Amore. Good kid..tough kid.#WWEPayback

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) May 2, 2016

My Immediate Prayers are Up for @WWEAaLLday21 to be 100% okay after that nasty spill. Great Talent,Great Person!! 💯👍🏽

— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) May 2, 2016

Excellent job @MichaelCole @JCLayfield @ByronSaxton on a bad LIVE injury moment. More importantly @WWEAaLLday21 hope u ok bro. #WWEPayback

— TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) May 2, 2016

Really scary for @WWEAaLLday21, those replays give me chills. My prayers go out to him. #WWEPayback

— Summer Rae (@RealSummerWWE) May 2, 2016

You a G @WWEAaLLday21 sending all my prayers

— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) May 2, 2016