During a video package on Saturday’s Collision, hyping the upcoming Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal on this coming Wednesday’s Dynamite/Collision 3-hour special, MVP said Bobby Lashley will not in the match due to being injured. MVP then went on to say however, Shelton Benjamin will be a participant in the match.
According to Fightful Select, Lashley is legitimately injured and will miss quite a bit of time. The extent of the injury is unknown at the time of the report.
As revealed on social media by Leila Grey, she tore her ACL against Mercedes Mone in the TBS Title Match on the December 6 episode of Collision, after she delivering a knee strike in the corner of the ring. Mone’s quickly ended the match by applied the Statement Maker with Grey tapping out. Fightful notes, Grey said Mone’ was with her backstage in AEW’s medical area backstage also and helped her extensively following the injury.