Current AEW Champion Suffers Shoulder Injury

This current AEW champion suffered an injury at last night's Rampage tapings.

Julia Hart
AEW

Be warned: Spoilers for this week's AEW Rampage.

With this week's AEW Rampage taped after Dynamite last night, Julia Hart appears to have suffered an injury.

Speaking on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted how Hart hurt her shoulder as she defended the TBS Title against Leyla Hirsch.

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As Meltzer stated:

"Julia Hart injured her shoulder legit at some point in the match. We don't know how serious it is, but she did win with a roll-up."

Last night's Dynamite set up Julia Hart & Brody King vs. Willow Nightingale & Adam Copeland for next Wednesday, but obviously we'll have to await further details on this injury for Julia right now.

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Looking a little further into the future, Hart has a major title defence currently booked in for AEW Dynasty on Sunday 21 April. There, the House of Black favourite is due to defend her TBS Title against the aforementioned Willow, with many fans speculating that we could well see that title change hands at this inaugural Dynasty PPV.

Here's hoping the injury to Julia Hart isn't a serious one.

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