WWE announced on their official website that Ilja Dragunov, who will challenge WALTER for the NXT UK Championship as part of this Sunday’s WWE NXT Takeover 36 event, received eight stitches after sustaining a laceration above his right eye during last night’s episode of WWE NXT against Roderick Strong.

WWE announced that Dragunov, who appeared on today’s episode of WWE The Bump to promote the match, is medically cleared to compete this Sunday.