Following Jon Moxley’s decision to enter an inpatient alcohol treatment program this week, AEW was forced to change plans regarding tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Kansas City. The show was supposed to feature the semifinals of the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament where Moxley would take on Orange Cassidy (and win, if those leaked Full Gear plans were accurate) and advance to the finals to face Bryan Danielson at Full Gear. With Moxley out, an immediate replacement has yet to be announced. Tony Khan even declined from revealing it during an interview on Wrestling Observer Live, only saying that it would make logical sense.
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I’ve heard AEW cut it close with getting the replacement in the tournament to the venue, as they weren’t scheduled for the show. I’ll have more on https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa tonight