Darby Allin out of AEW Continental Classic, replacement named
As was feared earlier this week, former TNT Champion Darby Allin is out of this year’s AEW Continental Classic after just one match.
Announced during Saturday’s AEW Collision, the injuries Allin suffered ten days ago in his tournament opener against Kevin Knight on Dynamite were enough to take him out. It’s still unknown and unreported what the exact injuries Allin suffered were and how, but they were bad enough to put him in the hospital.
Allin’s announced replacement is “Jungle” Jack Perry who will take a break from his Jurassic Express duties to return to the AEW singles ranks for the first time since November 2024. Like Komander who replaced the injured Juice Robinson last year, he enters at a disadvantage given the timing.
It will be Perry’s first Continental Classic and he will join the Gold league, joining Knight, Kazuchika Okada, PAC, Kyle Fletcher, and Mike Bailey. In some foreshadowing, Perry and Okada had a recent staredown.
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