Overview

• The injury occurred when Josh Alexander lost balance attempting a fireman’s carry on the middle rope, sending Ibushi to the floor.
• Ringside medical staff assessed Ibushi, referee Bryce Remsburg issued a ten-count to end the match, and Alexander was declared the winner.
• Ibushi was stretchered from the arena, and AEW later aired the full match and a replay of the injury on Collision.
• Post-surgery, Ibushi reported severe pain and said he can only move his toes as he begins what he estimates could be a year to a year-and-a-half recovery.
• AEW President Tony Khan publicly praised Ibushi, visited him in the hospital with a handwritten note, and the broadcast also showed Mark Davis attacking before Kenny Omega ran in; AEW has not issued its own return timetable.