WWE's Dominik Mysterio to undergo Tommy John surgery

WWE star Dominik Mysterio is set to undergo a surgery most commonly associated with baseball pitchers.

On Raw this week, Dominik was supposed to team with JD McDonagh against Andrade & Ricochet. But Dominik appeared with his arm in a sling and was pulled from the match. Andrade & Ricochet instead defeated McDonagh & Santos Escobar.

The injury that Dominik suffered was legitimate. In the new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports that Dominik will be undergoing Tommy John surgery, which is an elbow operation that repairs the ulnar collateral ligament.

Meltzer writes that the plan right now is to keep Dominik on television as a character while he recovers from surgery:

Dominik Mysterio also had an elbow injury. It apparently happened in a 4/15 match with Andrade and was described to us as a freak accident. He will be undergoing Tommy John surgery on his elbow which for a baseball pitcher means at least nine months out. Since he doesn’t have to throw pitches hard, his recovery time would probably be a little shorter. As of right now, the plan would be to keep him as a television character while recovering. He was off the European tour and had his arm in a sling at Raw.

Dominik is part of The Judgment Day in WWE with Rhea Ripley, World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest, Finn Balor, and JD McDonagh. Ripley is also currently out of action with an injury.

Due to a shoulder injury, Ripley had to vacate the Women's World Championship. The title is now held by Becky Lynch. Ripley will be out of action for "quite a few months."