WWE NXT standout Austin Aries suffered a nasty orbital fracture after getting kicked in the face by Shinsuke Nakamura and is set to undergo surgery, per WrestleZone.
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The King of Strong Style lived up to his billing, popping Aries so hard with a swift kick that the match had to be stopped abruptly.
OUCH! #NXTfresno @Figster_7 pic.twitter.com/qKaxKbDLl2
— Sergio (@Sekujo15) October 27, 2016
Aries was able to walk it off momentarily, but shared a pretty gruesome the next day:
A smile and a wink for y'all. pic.twitter.com/RBCdTqJARt
— Daniel Healy (@AustinAries) October 27, 2016
It's really too bad, as Aries seemed to be hitting his stride as a top-tier heel in NXT.
The move comes just weeks after Hideo Itami was knocked out of action and is slated to miss two months of action.
