UPDATE: Moxley has commented with an estimated time frame for his return:
“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.”
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
This fucking sucks.
— Jon Moxley (@JonMoxley) August 23, 2019
Jon Moxley won’t be wrestling at All Elite Wrestling All Out.
Moxley made the official announcement on his Twitter account. “I’m absolutely gutted to have to deliver this news but I’d rather it come directly from me,” wrote the former WWE World Champion. “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.”
This is certainly disappointing news for the wrestler, who has been on fire in both AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling since leaving WWE earlier this year. There is currently no time table for his return and he is out indefinitely until his case of MRSA is treated.
If you’re not familiar with MRSA, it’s short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and is commonly known as a staph infection. It can be highly difficult to treat but it appears Moxley caught it early and is in the process of getting it worked on.
Cody Rhodes responded to the news saying, “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.”
Here’s to hoping for a speedy recovery.
