After last night's Friday Night Smackdown opened with the aftermath of a car accident scene with the idea that Elias had been struck by a car, WWE announced on their website that Elias had been hospitalized "after being diagnosed with broken ribs and a torn pectoral muscle."
Obviously, this is all storyline.
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