Jay White officially replaced due to injury; creative plans altered for AEW Dynasty

Modified Apr 06, 2025 21:50 GMT

The Bang Bang gang is hamstrung once again [Image credit: Jay White — The Bang Bang Gang is hamstrung once again [Image credit: Jay White's X account]

Following the massive success of AEW Revolution, many fans expected a Dynasty card stacked with top matches, including the highly anticipated World Championship clash between Swerve Strickland and Jon Moxley. While that bout is taking place tonight, creative plans for the show were altered by Jay White's injury.

Switchblade Jay White is a fan favorite in All Elite Wrestling, and many had been hoping to see him step back into the main event and World Title scene. Unfortunately, White was injured in a match against Kevin Knight on the March 29 edition of Collision.

Fightful Select has reported that The Switchblade was replaced by Kevin Knight in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament due to the injury, with Knight essentially replacing White in creative plans. The report notes that AEW had plans for White to face Will Ospreay at Dynasty, but with that now scuppered, Ospreay will face Knight in the tournament's quarterfinals.

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This isn't the first time The Switchblade has been injured since signing with AEW, and with Juice Robinson also on hiatus due to injury, The Bang Bang Gang is in rough shape once again. Whether Jay White can climb back to the main event scene when he returns remains to be seen.

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