Overview

• Ospreay says MRIs revealed herniations at C2 and C6 that are compressing his spinal cord.
• AEW medical did not clear him, so the bout was reclassified as a Lights Out Steel Cage match with no company liability, which he accepts as his own risk.
• He intends to perform once at Forbidden Door before stepping away for corrective surgery.
• A surgeon told him the condition is manageable and not expected to worsen before the operation, though he has no surgery date or return timetable.
• The announced teams are Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabe Kidd and the Young Bucks, with reporting treating the injury as legitimate.