Jon Moxley to defend AEW Trios titles with Death Riders following PAC injury
Jon Moxley is stepping in for PAC.
During Collision on Saturday, Tony Schiavone confirmed that PAC suffered an injury during his match against Swerve Strickland on this Wednesday’s Dynamite. As a result, it was announced that moving forward, Jon Moxley would be taking PAC’s place as interim champion and would defend the titles with Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta.
It was then announced that the Death Riders would face the Opps (Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata) on Dynamite Spring Breakthrough this coming Wednesday.
The match between Swerve and PAC ended early after PAC started to favor his knee after taking a buckle bomb. The match ended early, with Swerve hitting the house call for the win shortly thereafter.
The Opps have been on the Death Riders’ radar since Dynasty, when they attacked the Death Riders at ringside during the Moxley/Swerve Strickland match. The following Wednesday, Samoa Joe and Hook scored the win over Castagnoli and Yuta. However after the match, the Death Riders got the last laugh after a Marina Shafir distraction allowed Castagnoli to hit Hook with the neutralizer onto a chair. Joe got the last word, however, by saying they were coming for the Trios titles.
