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 .
— Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) August 23, 2019
Rumours have been running rampant since the beginning of the week, Jon Moxley was dealing with some kind of elbow injury, which could have been an infection from his recent New Japan Pro Wrestling dates in Japan. The rumours were true.
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.
— Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) August 23, 2019
Jon Moxley took to Twitter today to announce that he will not be able to compete at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view due to a serious case of MRSA (staph infection) in his elbow. Moxley was scheduled to face Kenny Omega at the pay-per-view. He will have surgery next week to make sure he will appear and wrestle on AEW on TNT Episode 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Still, I expect All out to be an amazing ppv and hope all the fans out there looking for an alternative tune in. You will be blown away by AEW and be excited to be a wrestling fan. I'm looking forward to watching as a fan myself
— Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) August 23, 2019
Moxley already faced the same kind of issue following the torn triceps injury he suffered in late 2017 while in WWE, when he was wrestling as Dean Ambrose. The injury kept him out of action for eight months, and he didn’t come back until August 2018. He later explained he suffered a near-fatal staph infection while recovering from the injury.
This fucking sucks.
— Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) August 23, 2019
AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes confirmed that a replacement will be announced soon and the news broke very fast as PAC will make his AEW debut at All Out, replacing Moxley against Kenny Omega. In January 2019, PAC was one of the first signees to All Elite Wrestling. At AEW’s inaugural rally in Jacksonville, Pac interrupted Adam Page, setting up a feud between the two wrestlers. At AEW’s second rally in Las Vegas, a match between Page and Pac was officially announced for Double or Nothing. However, in late May the match was cancelled due to “creative differences”.
Very heartbreaking news. Jon’s health and safety is paramount to all of us. We will actively try and reschedule this match down the road. A replacement match for All Out will be announced soon. Our thoughts are with Jon. https://t.co/EHoNpNrHwP
— Cody (@CodyRhodes) August 23, 2019
They wrestled a match at Wrestle Gate Pro about a week before Double or Nothing. In a surprise appearance, Page answered an open challenge by Pac. After the match, which ended in Page winning by disqualification, Pac attacked Page’s knee and said that his goal all along was to injure Page and with that done, he had no reason to show up at Double or Nothing. This was done to write the match off the card.
He was set to team with Lucha Brothers to face The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega at June’s AEW Fyter Fest, however, when the tickets were released on May 29, he was removed from the lineup.
#AEWAllOut
Saturday, August 31st, 2019 – @Sears_Centre – Chicago, IL
PAC vs KENNY OMEGA
LIVE on Pay Per View pic.twitter.com/4NxCmK2KQJ— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) August 23, 2019
All pics courtesy of AEW