Jon Moxley Must Clear Concussion Protocol Testing Before His AEW Return

Jon Moxley suffered a concussion on AEW Dynamite this week. That was not the plan at all for his Grand Slam match, and he also gave the title to Fenix in the process. That was a terrible event, and it might keep Mox from the ring for a while.

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The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that Jon Moxley must pass a concussion protocol before he is allowed to make a return to AEW. It was also stated that Moxley called for them to finish the match as soon as his concussion took place early on.

“As with all concussions, his return is based on passing protocol tests. It could be a week and it could be much longer. He noted that because he wasn’t knocked out and could still wrestle, Fenix and Knox didn’t realize he was hurt, nor did the doctor. In hindsight, because of the risk of a second concussion so shortly after the first, the best thing should have been to stop the match, but since he was working seemingly fine, nobody knew that. Actually when Moxley realized he was messed up, he called right then for the finish.”

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Jon Moxley was actually injured during the beginning of the match, as Fenix hit him with a diving move to the outside. The finisher that Fenix performed twice was not what caused Mox’s injury at all. He reportedly wrestled that entire match after suffering a concussion.

We can only hope that Jon Moxley is able to make a return to the ring very soon. That was quite an unexpected way for the match to go down, and now we have a new International Champion.

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