Cash Wheeler Suffers Gruesome Injury On AEW Dynamite

An update on Cash Wheeler, who sliced his arm while wrestling Santana & Ortiz last night.

by Andy H Murray
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Cash Wheeler suffered what looked like a nasty forearm injury on last night's Fight for the Fallen special episode of AEW Dynamite.

He and FTR partner Dax Harwood were wrestling Santana and Ortiz on the show. Wheeler got hurt while getting knocked from the top turnbuckle after readying himself for a splash on Ortiz, whom Harwood was about to superplex. Unfortunately, Cash got his forearm stuck on a piece of metal between the 'buckle and ring post as he fell to the floor, slicing it open.

This meant Dax was left to fight Santana and Ortiz alone, and the three wrestlers fast-forwarded to an abrupt finish that saw Harwood put Ortiz down with a Brainbuster. The medical team could be seen tending to Wheeler afterwards.

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In an update, PWInsider's Mike Johnson has confirmed that Wheeler suffered "a really bad cut" during the fall, adding that it was a freak accident. Fortunately, Cash was said to be "OK" in the backstage area after the match, though there is currently no word on whether or not he will have to miss any time.

Here's hoping this was one of those injuries that looks nastier than it actually is.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.