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Switchblade Jay White Injury Causing Significant AEW Creative Changes [Report]

AEW's Jay White is out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament after suffering a legitimate injury.
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Unfortunate news broke Wednesday evening regarding Switchblade Jay White.

The former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion is reportedly set to undergo surgery for an injury he sustained sometime within the last week and his absence has forced AEW President Tony Khan to tweak his immediate creative plans.

Excalibur announced at the top of Wednesday's Dynamite that White was attacked by the Death Riders ahead of the show and he was being removed from the upcoming Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select is reporting that the off camera attack was a concocted angle to write Jay White off television for an undetermined amount of time.

"Fightful has confirmed the injury and that Jay White is expected to undergo surgery," Ross Sapp reported. "We've not confirmed what the injury specifically is. The injury has caused some significant creative changes as a result of his removal from the tournament."

The brackets for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament were unveiled a short time after it was announced that Jay White would not be included in this year's field.

Tony Khan opted to replace Switchblade with the very man he defeated last Saturday on Collision, in Kevin Knight.

It was revealed that Knight signed a full-time AEW contract shortly after his loss to Jay White. The man they call The Jet will get Will Opsreay in the opening round of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. That match will take place this Sunday at AEW Dynasty.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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