AEW injury updates: Will Ospreay, Nick Wayne & Konosuke Takeshita

There are a few updates after Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite and the subsequent Wrestling Observer Radio when it comes to the injury and health status of several stars.

Will Ospreay

During his show-opening promo hyping up Sunday’s unsanctioned cage match, Will Ospreay talked about how he wasn’t cleared to wrestle, hence why the match was unsanctioned. He then mentioned how if there’s a chance he can’t be the same Will Ospreay after Sunday, he’s leaving it all out there and also said “before doctors take a scalpel to me and my neck…”

On WOR, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez couldn’t confirm any details about any potential surgery and didn’t have any specifics, but Meltzer compared the injury to one that Kurt Angle had during his WWE run. Both men were unclear on how Ospreay got cleared for Sunday.

In July, Ospreay revealed he has two herniated discs and was unsure if he would appear at Forbidden Door. Meltzer also noted that during a brawl on Dynamite, Ospreay didn’t appear to get too heavily involved.

Nick Wayne

Alvarez confirmed that ROH TV Champion Nick Wayne does indeed have a legitimate broken foot as he claimed on Wednesday’s Dynamite. It’s unknown how he suffered it, the severity, or the timetable for his return. Meltzer speculated that without surgery, Wayne could be ok within ten weeks.

Wayne will be replaced by Luchasaurus/Killswitch, joining Kip Sabian against Adam Copeland and Christian Cage Sunday.

Konosuke Takeshita

Alvarez followed up from Monday’s WOR with some news on Konosuke Takeshita (seen above) who appeared to get temporarily knocked out during his G1 semifinal match with Zack Sabre Jr. He said he heard from some people that Takeshita got “knocked batty” and “didn’t remember the match, didn’t remember the promo” afterward. He was able to finish the match, but didn’t remember anything.

“They said he was ok” and he then wrestled the next night in the finals and then flew to Glasgow, Scotland, for a match with Tomohiro Ishii taped for Saturday’s Collision. As of this writing, he has not been announced for a match at Forbidden Door.