Almost a year ago, Ilja Dragunov suffered a hard injury In the anterior cross ligament when he fought against the then full -weight world champion, Gunther, during a live not televised event in Columbus, Georgia, and forced him to stay away from the ring for a long time.
► Ilja Dragunov already has the medical discharge to fight
We had not had news of the “Mad Dragon” for a good time, but during the recent «Wrestling Observer Newsletter»it was reported that Dragunov was discharged from WWE to return to the ring, And the company's creative team is working to integrate it in the stories at the right time. Bodyslam Cory Hays had previously given scoop in Your X account Around that the former champion would be preparing for his return, although he predicted that there are still a few weeks.
Prior to his injury, Ilja Dragunov had had rivalries against Ricochet and Bron Breakker, and a brief careo with Gunther on screens. That said, and although obviously Ricochet is already out of WWE, there is a lot of potential around the first rival of the “Mad Dragon” after he returns to action, although it only remains Wait for the history to be able to insert it again into the programming.
Dragunov is part of the WWE since 2019, and after a successful passage through NXT UK and NXT (being champion in both brands), he was taken to the main cast of Monday Night Raw after Wrestlemania 40, fighting only for the red brand until the time of his unfortunate injury.
