The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the world of professional wrestling, and now one of AEW’s top stars has been pulled from tonight’s episode of Dynamite.
Tony Khan announced that AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has been pulled from tonight’s show because he came into contact with someone who has COVID-19.
According to Khan, Jon Moxley warned the company ahead of time.
It’s also been announced that Jon Moxley’s Fyter Fest opponent, Brian Cage, will be in action tonight.
“Recently @JonMoxley had contact with someone who had contact with someone who has COVID-19. Mox did the right thing & warned us. Doc asked him to stay home & get tested to protect us here at our test site. Cage will be in action tonight on #AEWDynamite ahead of their title fight”
Recently @JonMoxley had contact with someone who had contact with someone who has COVID-19. Mox did the right thing & warned us. Doc asked him to stay home & get tested to protect us here at our test site. Cage will be in action tonight on #AEWDynamite ahead of their title fight pic.twitter.com/TWbskkzU2Z
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 24, 2020
Jon Moxley can get slammed on a car, crawl through tacks & fall through the stage, but it’s every bit as cool that he came forward & told us he’d had secondhand exposure to COVID. We test everyone here at #AEWDynamite, but Jon protected everyone onsite like the great champ he is
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 24, 2020
Stay tuned for updates on Jon Moxley as they become available.
