Jon Moxley announced on Twitter that he will have to pull out of his scheduled match against Kenny Omega at AEW All Out due to a serious case of MRSA in his elbow.
Moxley said he is “absolutely gutted” by the news. He will undergo surgery this coming week to remove the bursa sac from his elbow, which should permanently correct the problem. According to F4WOnline, the injury should take four weeks to heal. Moxley says he “will be 100% for AEW Wednesday nights on TNT.”
Kenny Omega will instead by facing PAC at All Out. This will be PAC’s first match in the United States since leaving WWE in 2017. PAC was supposed to have debuted for AEW in May at Double or Nothing, but creative differences kept him from appearing.
AEW All Out will air on PPV and stream on B/R Live on August 31 from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Here is the updated card for the event:
AEW World Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page
AAA Tag Team Championships – Ladder Match
The Lucha Bros (c’s) vs. The Young Bucks
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Hiraku Shida vs. Riho
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Winners receive 1st Round bye in AEW Tag Team Title Tournament
The Dark Order (Stu Grayson and Evil Uno) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Barreta)
The Buy In Preshow
Women’s Casino Battle Royale
The Buy In Preshow
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Queen) vs. Angelico and Jack Evans
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
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
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