AEW's Will Ospreay Out With Herniated Neck Discs

Will Ospreay announced on AEW Dynamite that he will be taking time off to recover from two herniated discs in his neck, specifically in the C2 and C6 regions, which are impinging on his spinal cord. He had been quietly dealing with these neck issues for about ten months but kept them secret to help AEW secure the AEW World Championship for Hangman Adam Page. Ospreay was injured during the Texas Death Match main event at AEW All In when the Death Riders attacked him, wrapping a chair around his neck and stomping on it, which led to him being stretchered out and rushed to the emergency room. Despite the injury, doctors have assured Ospreay that the condition is treatable, and he hopes to return in time for the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event in London on August 24. Prior to the injury, Ospreay and Swerve Strickland defeated the Young Bucks, stripping them of their EVP status in AEW. While the exact recovery timeline is uncertain, it is believed he will be out for over a month, with a determination to return and confront the Death Riders upon his comeback.