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Welcome to another edition of the AEW News and Rumor Roundup.
Today, we have the latest on Lance Archer's injury, Matt Hardy teasing a reunion with Bray Wyatt, a new update on All Elite Wrestling and IMPACT Wrestling's working relationship, and more.
#6 Update on Lance Archer's injury
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Lance Archer faced Eddie Kingston on Dynamite earlier this week in the first round of the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament. At one point of the match, we saw a scary moment as Archer almost landed on his head after a top rope moonsault. He rolled out to the ringside area with Doc Sampson coming to check on him.
After a brief check-up, Lance Archer got back into the ring and was immediately rolled up and pinned by Eddie Kingston, with Archer clearly injured. He later took to Twitter give an update to fans and thank the AEW medical staff.
Dave Meltzer had an update on Archer's injury on the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, saying that he had suffered from a "jammed neck":
"Archer wanted to continue and finish the match. Sampson checked him and felt he did not have a concussion but he and Tony Khan called for the match to go right to the finish as a precautionary measure and Kingston won with an Oklahoma side roll. Archer did leave on his own power. He suffered a jammed neck. Hopefully further testing doesn’t show anything worse. There is no time frame at press time for his return. He’s not scheduled on the Full Gear PPV or in a major program right now," said Dave Meltzer.
#5 AEW star Matt Hardy has teased a reunion with Bray Wyatt
With Bray Wyatt's non-compete clause with WWE ending recently, his former tag-team partner Matt Hardy teased a reunion with him in an Instagram post.
Although Tony Khan has said that he hasn't spoken to Wyatt about signing with All Elite Wrestling, we still don't know which promotion his future lies in.
#4 Jim Ross impressed by former AEW TNT Champion Miro
Speaking on the latest edition of his podcast Grillin JR, wrestling legend and AEW commentator Jim Ross praised Miro for his transformation into one of the company's biggest heels:
"I love Miro. He's found who he is and he's not doing silly s**t anymore that they thought might work. We all thought it might work but what he's transformed to is awesome. He's got a theme, he's got a beginning, a middle and an end in every promo. He doesn't get out of his lane. He has his topic, he has his subject matter. He's gonna present it in some shape, form or fashion," Jim Ross said.
#3 Charly Arnolt teases an AEW appearance in the future
Former WWE personality Charly Arnolt fka Charly Caruso recently spoke about her friendship with Tony Khan and teased a future appearance in the promotion. She revealed that her friendship with the AEW President goes back to before she started working for Vince McMahon's promotion:
"I am a huge fan of Tony Khan," said Arnolt. "I'm a huge fan of Cody Rhodes and his wife Brandi. I have to imagine that whatever they are putting together over there is gold. I will make it a point to tune in and, who knows, maybe one day I'll make a cameo or more than a cameo," Arnolt continued. "I've known Tony for years and years. I was friends with Tony even before I took my job with WWE."
Caruso left WWE earlier this year after five successful years in the company.
#2 Hikaru Shida was frustrated with her run as AEW Women's Champion
Former AEW Women's Champion Hikaru Shida recently spoke to Sports Illustrated and revealed that she felt frustrated after her run as champion ended, feeling that her reign could have gone better:
"After losing the title, I was very frustrated. I thought I could have done more and been better as champion. So this tournament for the TBS title means a lot to me. It is a great opportunity to get back to the top," Shida said.
Shida is now going after the TBS Championship and will face Nyla Rose in the second round of the tournament.
#1 Latest on AEW and IMPACT Wrestling's working relationship
Recent reports before Bound For Glory suggested that IMPACT Wrestling and AEW's working relationship would end after the pay-per-view, but that does not seem to be the case.
Even though Christian Cage lost the IMPACT World Championship that had been the plan since summer. This was reported by the Wrestling Observer who spoke to an IMPACT insider.
“It’s getting talked about like that but not quite accurate. Cage dropping the title at BFG was the end of the story that started last December. That was the plan since the spring. Door is open to do more but nothing planned for short-term,” stated the report.
Although there are no short-term plans for the two promotions to work together, the forbidden door is still open.
