On July 15, the WWE Intercontinental Champion, Ryback, tweeted (in a series of tweets) to his 1.2 million followers that he had developed a staph infection in his knee. Then, last night, out of the kindness of his heart, he chose to share a photo of his leg on Instagram. So thoughtful.
If you’ve never had the misfortune of having a staph infection, after seeing the photo of his leg, you will be pretty thrilled for not having had that experience.
After Raw Monday I woke up Tuesday morning before some media appearances with a severe staff infection in my right knee. I was brought to a
— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) July 16, 2015
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Hospital and put on strong antibiotics and had 90 cc of fluid drained out of knee in a 24 hour period. We caught it in time thanks to the
— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) July 16, 2015
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Great WWE medical team and I will make a full recovery. Will be kept in the hospital for several days and I will not be able to defend my
— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) July 16, 2015
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Intercontinental Championship this Sunday. I am sorry to all my fans and the WWE. I will be back shortly, but I have to get this corrected.
— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) July 16, 2015
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Correction for the spelling bee champs out there staph infection #meathead
— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) July 16, 2015
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https://www.instagram.com/p/55wpgRS32U/That is the BEST that it looked. YEESH. No thanks.