Below are a couple of top AEW news stories of the day, featuring Will Ospreay and Lio Rush.
• In the main event of last night’s AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 PPV, Swerve Strickland defeated AEW International Champion Will Ospreay to retain the AEW World Championship.
This was Ospreay’s first pinfall loss in All Elite Wrestling.
Reacting to his loss, Ospreay shared the following promo from former 2-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno:
— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) July 1, 2024
On the other hand, Strickland tweeted the following after his successful title defense:
“There’s being on another level. Then there’s Swerves level.”
WATCH: Triple Kiss From Last Night’s Forbidden Door PPV:
• Lio Rush has been sidelined with an injury sustained during the ladder match at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
As a result, Beyond Wrestling announced that Lio will not be participating in their Americanrana show on July 4th, where he was scheduled to face Aaron Rourke.
The injury occurred during a high-stakes ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship, which featured Lio, Konosuke Takeshita, El Phantasmo, Jack Perry, ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe, and Dante Martin. Despite a valiant effort from all competitors, Jack Perry emerged victorious and won the Title.
