WWE has announced that NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa underwent anterior cervical fusion surgery to repair his injured neck. Ciampa is expected to drop the NXT Championship and miss up to a year or more of in-ring action. 

WWE published photos from Ciampa's surgery at the link below.

#NXTChampion @ProjectCiampa underwent anterior cervical fusion surgery to repair his injured neck.

WARNING: Graphic images ahead. https://t.co/4H8ymx0J7K

, WWE NXT (@WWENXT) 8 March 2019