Cursed AEW Star Injured AGAIN (AEW News)

Kota Ibushi was injured at last night's AEW Collision taping.

by Andrew Pollard
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In some unfortunate news, it appears that AEW star Kota Ibushi is set for another spell on the sidelines.

Last night's AEW Collision tapings saw Ibushi face off with Josh Alexander in a match that was eventually deemed a countout win for Alexander after the Golden Star fell off the top rope to the outside of the ring. From various posts on social media from those in attendance at this taping, it appeared that Kota's leg gave out, and he was unable to make it back into the ring to break the referee's count.

Kenny Omega came out to fight off Alexander and his Don Callis Family cohorts, and the house lights were then dimmed as medical personnel tended to Kota Ibushi, before the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion was carried to the back on a stretcher. While it's unconfirmed as of this writing, PWInsider noted that there was talk backstage that Kota had broken his femur.

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At the end of the taping, AEW President Tony Khan came out to thank the fans, and also got an "Ibushi" chant started as a way of sending best wishes to Kota.

This is the latest in a long line of injuries for Kota Ibushi in recent years, with him notably suffering a dislocated shoulder against Kazuchika Okada in the final of the 2021 G1 Climax and breaking both ankles against Naomichi Marufuji at NOAH The New Year in January 2024. After nearly two years away from AEW programming, Ibushi returned this summer ahead of Forbidden Door, where he was part of the main event Lights Out steel cage match.

From all of us here at WhatCulture Wrestling, all the best to Kota Ibushi with this latest injury and his road to recovery.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.