Jon Moxley's elbow injury will prevent him from wrestling at All Out.
On Twitter today, Moxley announced that he'll have to miss his match against Kenny Omega at the pay-per-view because a serious case of MRSA has returned in his elbow: "I'm absolutely gutted to have to deliver this news but I'd rather it come directly from me. In a nightmare scenario, a serious case of MRSA has returned in my elbow. The timing couldn't be worse. In this circumstance I am forced to pull out of the fight 8/31 vs Omega at All Out."
Dave Meltzer notes that Moxley is expected to be out of action for four weeks. Moxley added that he expects to be ready to return in time for when AEW debuts on TNT on Wednesday, October 2: "I apologize to all involved, most importantly the fans. I am incredibly frustrated and pissed off. I'll have surgery this week to remove the bursa sac in my elbow and be done with it for good. Should be a quick recovery so I will be 100% for AEW Wednesday nights on TNT."
Moxley vs. Omega had been set up when Moxley made a surprise appearance at Double or Nothing and laid out Omega at the end of the show. Cody Rhodes tweeted that AEW will actively try to reschedule Moxley vs. Omega for down the road.
AEW has revealed Kenny Omega's new opponent for All Out.
With Jon Moxley off the pay-per-view, Omega is now facing PAC at All Out. Omega vs. Moxley had originally been set, but Moxley announced today that he won't be able to wrestle at All Out because a serious case of MRSA has returned in his elbow.
This will be PAC's debut for AEW. He was supposed to face Hangman Page at Double or Nothing, but PAC was removed from that match due to creative differences. PAC vs. Page instead took place for WrestleGate in Nottingham, England ahead of All Out.
PAC was also supposed to team with Pentagon Jr. & Fenix against Omega & The Young Bucks at Fyter Fest. Laredo Kid instead took his place in that match.
PAC lost Dragon Gate's Open the Dream Gate Championship to Ben-K last month.
All Out will also be the first time PAC has wrestled in the United States since leaving WWE. The PPV is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Here's the updated card:
- Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
- Kenny Omega vs. PAC
- AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
- Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
- Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
- Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
- Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW's Tag Team title tournament)
- Women's Casino Battle Royale (pre-show)
- Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (pre-show)
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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