Top AAA Star Forced To Vacate Title Due To Injury (AAA News)

El Hijo del Vikingo forced to vacate AAA Latin American Championship.

by Andrew Pollard
El Hijo del Vikingo
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Having suffered a knee injury last month, El Hijo del Vikingo has now been forced to vacate the AAA Latin American Championship.

Last night's AAA show had Dorian Roldan announce that Vikingo's injury has led to him vacating the Latin American Title, as Roldan crowned Omos - who's been aligned with Vikingo in recent months - as the new champ. However, AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio had something to say about this, asking Omos to hand over that title to him. After a tense staredown, the Nigerian Giant eventually shoved that belt into Mysterio's chest.

As for what's next for the AAA Latin American Championship, Rey Mysterio later held a press conference where he said more details would be revealed next weekend as for how a new champion would be crowned. And on that front, current WWE Tag Team Champion Damian Priest has thrown his hat into the ring, sending in a video where he declared his intention to win the Latin American Title.

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For those who may have missed it, El Hijo del Vikingo suffered an injury at the June 30th NXT taping, where he damaged a knee while rehearsing his scheduled match against EK Prosper later that day. The former AAA Mega Champion unfortunately had to undergo surgery shortly after that, and Rey Mysterio last night said that Vikingo is expected to be out of action for several months.

Vikingo did wrestle against Rey Fenix on the SmackDown following that NXT taping, though that SmackDown had been taped on the Monday of that week, the day before NXT.

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