Jon Moxley became the new IWGP World Champion at NJPW ‘Windy City Riot’ 2024, and he defended his title for the first time against Powerhouse Hobbs earlier this week on AEW Dynamite.
Hobbs charged into the corner during the match, but Moxley moved away, causing Hobbs to hit his knee against the ring post. Hobbs rolled to the outside, clutching his knee, and was checked on by the referee while the commentary team noted that he was hurt.
As a result, the match ended early, with Moxley retaining his title by choking out Hobbs in the ring.
On Thursday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez confirmed that Hobbs’ injury was legitimate, but the severity of the injury is still unknown. He said,
“I want to start by wishing the best to [Powerhouse] Hobbs. If you watched the show last night, that was not a worked knee injury. He went for a high cross or something and smashed into the turnbuckles and injured his knee. He could barely walk, and he hopped his way back into the ring, hopped into like two spots, and got choked out. There was more they were going to do.
So, if you note, there was going to be an overrun…The Hobbs match was obviously supposed to go longer than it did. We don’t know the extent of his knee injury yet, except that it is real. Hopefully, it is not bad. All the best to Hobbs as he figures out this knee injury.”
We here at eWn wish Powerhouse Hobbs a full and speedy recovery.
