Impact Wrestling star DJ Z was rushed to hospital on Thursday for what is being described as "major surgery" for a fractured colon.

Z was competing in a match for The Crash in Mexico City when a 450 splash went horribly wrong and left him with internal bleeding. His friend Gringo Loco went to hospital with him and provided the following update on Facebook:

“After a sleepless night and countless documents to get this all under way, DJ Z is going into a major surgery as I write this. He’s been coherent and talking the entire time but in excruciating pain every minute.”

He added:  “After numerous exams, they found that the colon was fractured and bleeding internally, which was causing all the pain and discomfort. They’re going to try to repair it first and if that doesn’t work, it only gets more complicated. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.”