We have several AEW injury updates for you today.
AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter to announce that Wheeler Yuta has been cleared to return to the ring, and he’ll be featured in an eight-man tag team match on Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite. The Blackpool Combat Club will be facing off against Esfinge & Los Depredadores of CMLL on the show.
You can check out the updated lineup for this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite below:
* AEW World Championship Match: Swerve Strickland vs. Roderick Strong
* Blackpool Combat Club vs. Volador Jr, Magnus, Rugido, & Esfinge
* Mariah May vs. Saraya
* ‘TV Time’ with Chris Jericho.
* MJF returns.
TOMORROW
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite
TBS, 8pm ET/7pm CTBCC vs Volador Jr/Magnus/Rugido/Esfinge
The rivalry reignites when all 4 BCC @bryandanielson, Mox, @ClaudioCSRO + @WheelerYuta team on Dynamite for the first time EVER to fight their rivals from CMLL live on TBS tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/0hE5RjWyOy
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 4, 2024
Yes, the medical staff just officially cleared @WheelerYuta today after a 4 month absence + now the entire BCC are ready to jump right into it; teaming together as a 4 man team for the first time in @AEWonTV history vs their rivals from @CMLL_OFICIAL live on TBS tomorrow! LFG
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 4, 2024
Chuck Taylor was written off AEW television following a Parking Lot Fight with Trent Baretta on the April 27th episode of AEW Rampage.
During a recent interview with Renee Paquette, Taylor provided an update on his current status and whether he believes he’ll be able to return to the ring at some point down the line.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his initial injury: “In October, I believe, I injured my ankle originally. My foot was down, it was in a match on Rampage, we were tagging with the Hardys. I took a dropkick in the ropes and as I was going out, I left my ankle out, and Angelo Parker fell on my ankle. It was honestly my fault. I went to the doctor and they told me I had a bruised talus, which is a bone inside your foot that connects [other bones] to your foot. I had some ligament damage and they thought I could rehab it. I did rehab, it didn’t get better, and I went back and they believed I needed surgery.”
On what his time off has been like: “I’ve been wrestling for 23 years and the longest I had off was the beginning of COVID. The longest I had gone without taking a bump was the five weeks when COVID started, before we came back. It was the first time I had off. You never want it for an injury. It was interesting because I’m so used to, ‘Okay, time to go wrestle.’ To not do that is weird. Finding out, ‘Now your career might be over,’ was an odd feeling.”
On his career future: “I can get surgery, and once I heal from that, I can hopefully reassess… Maybe it is me hoping. We’ve seen a lot of guys and gals come back from a ‘career ending injury.”
On how his perspective has changed: “Wrestling, as a verb, I didn’t love it as much as I used to. Just getting old and beat up. It just hurts. Knowing you’re reaching the end of your career kind of puts things into perspective. I don’t want to be a broken down guy just because I wanted another couple of years.”
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