Nyla Rose OFF AEW Dynamite Due To COVID-19 Contact, Replacement Announced

Contact with someone who'd tested positive for COVID-19 means Nyla Rose is off AEW Dynamite.

by Andy H Murray
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Penelope Ford will replace Nyla Rose on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite, stepping in to face Leyla Hirsch in 'The Native Beast's' absence.

Rose confirmed that she had to pull out of the show and enter a 14-day period of self-isolation over the weekend. Why? Because she had come into contact with "an immediate family member" who has tested positive for COVID-19:-

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Ford was announced as Rose's replacement yesterday:-

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This will be Ford's first match of 2021, having last appeared on the 30 December 'A Celebration of Mr. Brodie Lee's Life' episode of Dynamite, teaming with Britt Baker in a losing effort against Anna Jay and Tay Conti. 'The Superbad Girl' has been used only sparingly since dropping an AEW Women's World Title match with Hikaru Shida back in July.

Rose, meanwhile, is currently ranked third in the women's division, having opened her 2021 win/loss account with a squash victory over Alex Gracia on the 5 January episode of Dark. She and manager Vickie Guerrero had aligned themselves with Jade Cargill in the newcomer's feud with Brandi Rhodes prior to Rhodes' pregnancy announcement.

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All the best to Nyla as she embarks upon quarantine.

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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.