Speaking through his official Twitter account, WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback provided an update on his injury, as well as his match being pulled from this Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view.

Ryback noted that he woke on Tuesday morning with a severe staph infection in his knee, was taken to hospital and had 90cc of fluid drained from his knee over 24 hours and was placed on strong antibiotics, while noting that he will be kept in hospital for a few more days. Ryback also thanked the WWE medical team for their help.