Nexus attacks

Long before Daniel Bryan’s “Yes!” reverberated through arenas or Wade Barrett set out on his “barrage,” the Superstars previously known best as NXT Season 1 rookies established themselves as the original Nexus by viciously assaulting John Cena during his match against CM Punk on the June 7, 2010, edition of Raw.

The incident was one of those rare examples when the Raw broadcast appeared to come completely off its hinges. The fact that eight relative unknowns (including current Superstars Justin Gabriel and Darren Young, to name a few) would team up to go after WWE’s alpha dog was surprising enough. Even more startling was that their ambush didn’t end with Cena.

Then under the guidance of Barrett, The Nexus members took out their anger on everyone who was within swinging distance. They assaulted commentators Jerry “The King” Lawler and Matt Striker, as well as tore up the ring, trashed the broadcast tables and broke the protective barriers around ringside.

By the time Nexus ultimately disbanded in 2011, the group had inflicted its wrath on countless occasions. Still, no other incident quite compares to their jumping Cena on Raw.

We noted before that Justin Gabriel returned to his home in South Africa a few weeks back to deal with passport issues while he’s away from the ring injured. Gabriel wrote that he went to see a Sangoma this weekend and today is the first day since WrestleMania 28 where he doesn’t have pain in his arm. Gabriel added that he’s ready to return to training. A Sangoma is a “practitioner of herbal medicine.”

As noted before, Gabriel’s tag team with Tyson Kidd will be pushed when he returns from injury.

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The Cape Town high-flyer Justin Gabriel has been grounded temporarily, as the daredevil Superstar sustained an injury during the WrestleMania XXVIII pre-show, where he and Tyson Kidd and The Usos challenged Primo & Epico in a Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match. (PHOTOS) In the match, Gabriel attempted his signature 450 Splash to seal the contest but landed awkwardly, and backstage tests revealed the Superstar had been injured.

“When he came down on his opponent he hyperextended and twisted his elbow,” said WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann, who elaborated that the “Cape Town Werewolf” had suffered torn ligaments and stressed muscles. Luckily, the road to recovery seems somewhat straightforward for the fan- favorite. “Fortunately there is no surgery required and this is just a rehab issue.”

Gabriel, who tweeted a picture of the injury earlier Monday from his account, recoutned the incident to WWE.com. ”I tried a different variation of [the 450 Splash] coming off the ropes and I guess I just landed funny. I don’t exactly know what happened.”

But despite the injury, Gabriel didn’t seem interested in switching up the high-risk style that has thrilled the WWE Unvierse week in and week out. ”Accidents happen,” said Gabriel. “It’s a contact sport, people do get hurt, but it’s not going to hold me back. I’m going to take even more risks when I come back.”