"From what I’m being told, Kyle O’Reilly did not suffer a real seizure after NXT tonight and did not suffer a medical episode. According to WWE sources, it was all just part of storyline. Happy to hear he’s okay.
Following this week's WWE NXT taping on USA Network, medical staff checked on Kyle O'Reilly as the show went off the air. There were some reports from fans in attendance that O'Reilly suffered some kind of seizure prior to being taken out on a stretcher.
In an update, all is actually well with O'Reilly, the spot was all part of a storyline.
Ryan Satin tweeted the following:
"From what I’m being told, Kyle O’Reilly did not suffer a real seizure after NXT tonight and did not suffer a medical episode. According to WWE sources, it was all just part of storyline. Happy to hear he’s okay.
I’m also told that there was no intent to make it look like he was suffering a seizure. That just spread due to what was reported back from the few fans in attendance."
I’m also told that there was no intent to make it look like he was suffering a seizure. That just spread due to what was reported back from the few fans in attendance.
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) February 18, 2021
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