Overview
- Dax Harwood announced that he and Cash Wheeler will step away from All Elite Wrestling for an extended, open-ended break to recover from cumulative injuries and burnout.
- Harwood listed specific physical issues including past bicep tears, repeated hematomas, a labrum tear and a shoulder that may need replacement as key reasons for the pause.
- The team has not appeared on AEW television since losing the AEW World Tag Team Championship in an I Quit match at Double or Nothing.
- FTR remain booked for a small set of independent shows in August, including dates on August 22 and August 29, while Cash Wheeler has expressed interest in attempting New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s World Tag League.
- The break marks the first time in about 12 years the duo have paused full-time work and raises short-term questions for AEW’s tag division and longer-term questions about whether FTR will return to regular competition.