AEW will be without two top stars coming out of the All Out pay-per-view event from NOW Arena in Chicago, IL.
The opener saw Daniel Garcia vs. MJF in a singles match. The finish called for MJF to hit a low blow as the referee didn’t see it and hit the jackknife for the win. Post-match, Garcia shook MJF’s hand and hit a low blow. Garcia hit a second rope piledrive, and MJF got stretchered out.
Well done, Daniel! @garciawrestling #AEWAllOut pic.twitter.com/hpTeXtUv8T
— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) September 8, 2024
Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in an Unsanctioned Steel Cage Match headlined the show. The finish saw Page use a needle to stab Strickland in the mouth with it. Page with a chair shot to the head that knocked out Swerve. Strickland was also checked on by the medical team after the match.
He’s dead pic.twitter.com/uD748I1Urm
— Imanol (@Imanol_D9) September 8, 2024
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted both MJF and Strickland are taking time off.
Meltzer: “He’s gone. He’s taking time off. I mean, why wouldn’t he lose?”
Bryan Alvarez: “Because he almost never loses, much less twice in a row.”
Meltzer: “He’s taking time off, but he didn’t lose. He ended up getting taken out. And it’s an injury angle, and he’s gonna be gone for a while. Him and Swerve did injury angles and are gonna be gone.”
Alvarez: “Yeah, Swerve should be out for a while after that match, I would think.”
Meltzer: “Yeah, both are. That’s what I heard anyway. I mean, I heard a long time ago that Swerve was going to sign the contract and he was going to get some time off for whatever reason. And this was the angle.”
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