AEW’s Lance Archer reveals positive COVID-19 test
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The no. 1 contender to the AEW World Title will be off TV for two weeks due to a self-admitted positive COVID-19 test.
On Wednesday, Lance Archer took to Twitter to reveal his positive diagnosis and how it came to be:
“When I returned from our last show, a family member was ill when I got home. I found out later a friend who had taken my family member to the Vet for our Dachshund was COVID positive. While at home, now I’ve also gotten sick tested positive. I feel ok, expect to see me in 2 wk”
Archer was scheduled to be in a six-man tag on tonight’s AEW Dynamite, teaming with Ricky Starks and Brian Cage against AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, Will Hobbs, and Darby Allin. Moxley tweeted that he will now defend the title on Dynamite instead but didn’t reveal the opponent.
For now, Archer is scheduled to face Moxley for the title at the company’s anniversary edition of Dynamite on Wednesday, October 14th.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.