Overview

• Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful says Strickland has worked with a torn meniscus since training at WWE’s Performance Center in 2019.
• AEW’s August 13 Dynamite mention of Strickland seeing doctors was based on an actual injury rather than a storyline.
• Strickland is currently written off television, and reporters say knee surgery is a real possibility though not confirmed.
• AEW shared footage from the August 24 Forbidden Door event showing Kazuchika Okada targeting Strickland’s knee during their title match.
• AEW sources told Fightful that Jacksonville Jaguars medical personnel are assisting, with any timeline dependent on whether surgery is required.