Injured 'Switchblade' Jay White Removed From Owen Hart Tournament, Set For Surgery (AEW News)
Jay White is legitimately injured, hence why he was pulled from AEW's Owen Hart Tournament.
'Switchblade' Jay White is legitimately injured and set for surgery, hence why he was pulled from AEW's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament on Wednesday's Dynamite (2 April).
Fightful Select reports that White was hurt ahead of Dynamite. The outlet confirmed that the Bullet Club Gold leader needs surgery, though there's no word on what, exactly, ails the 32-year-old. The injury has caused "significant creative changes" within AEW, however.
Along with Will Ospreay and 'Hangman' Adam Page, White was amongst the first AEW wrestlers to declare themselves for the 2025 Owen tournament. The promotion unveiled full brackets for the men's and women's tournaments, with the men's side shaping up as follows:
Match 1: Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight
Match 2: Brody King vs. Konosuke Takeshita
March 3: Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher
Match 4: 'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Wild Card
The winners of matches 1 and 2, then 3 and 4, will face each other in the semi-finals. The tournament finals are set for Double Or Nothing 2025 on 25 May. Knight vs. Ospreay will kick things off at Dynasty 2025 this Sunday.
On Dynamite, AEW explained White's absence from Owen by having announcer Excalibur explain that he had been attacked by the Death Riders, rendering him unable to compete. 'Switchblade' has been feuding with Jon Moxley's heel group lately, aligning with Cope, though White had teased turning heel on the former Edge in recent weeks.
As the nature of Jay's injury is unknown, so too is his recovery time.
White, a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, has been signed to AEW since April 2023, arriving shortly after leaving NJPW.