Bad News Barrett Injury: Updates on WWE Star's Shoulder and Return

It's bad news for Wade Barrett, but good news for fans of irony. The WWE Superstar injured his shoulder during Tuesday night's SmackDown taping.

A photo on Twitter of Barrett slumped against the barricade after getting injured:

Dr. Chris Amann, a physician for WWE, told WWE.com that "Bad News" Barrett "sustained an injury to his right shoulder when he was thrown into the barricade by Jack Swagger."

"After Barrett felt an immediate pain and a pop, we brought him back to the training room and the exam showed a separated shoulder,"Amann added. "We’re going to do some additional testing this week and then sit down with him and talk about options for treatment for this injury."

The timing of the injury couldn't be much worse.

Barrett was scheduled to take part in the ladder match this Sunday at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view.WWE has made no official decision regarding his status in the match, but it would be a surprise if he is healthy enough to compete.

Since being repackaged as Bad News Barrett, he's grown in popularity and gained a fairly significant amount of fan support—at least for amidcarder. This is the best he's looked since his days in the Nexus.

However, his momentum has now been curtailed somewhat.

It's tough to speculate too much into the future without any sort of timetable for Barrett's injury. More than likely, though, he won't participate in the MITB match. His Intercontinental Championship reign may also be coming to a premature end.

There's no question about it: Bad News needs some good news, and fast.

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