 Jon Moxley is believed to have suffered a concussion during AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam which forced plans to change while the match was going on. The former WWE star – who spent seven years in the company as Dean Ambrose after debuting with The Shield teammates Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in 2012 – was defending his International Championship against Rey Fenix on Wednesday night's show. However, fans noticed Moxley looking unsteady as the match was coming to an end, and at one moment he failed to kick out of a pinfall attempt. Instead of counting to three with the champ's shoulders pinned to the mat, the official appeared confused and stopped the three count, effectively letting the match continue. Fenix immediately picked up Moxley – who recently opened up about the heartbreaking impact of his wrestling career – and delivered a second Black Fire Driver, winning the gold in a strange and worrying turn of events. Following the show, PWInsider reported that he was meant to kick out of the first driver, with the initial plan being for Moxley to retain the championship, but a source claimed the wrestler himself called the audible on the new finish. Moxley was battling Rey Fenix with the International Title on the line (Picture: AEW/Lee South) Following the match, he was checked by medical personnel 'for a long time' before eventually sitting up and leaving through the crowd rather than accepting help to the back. The belief among those backstage is the wrestler suffered a concussion, and it's said members of Blackpool Combat Club – of which Moxley is part of alongside Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta – checked on him, as did boss Tony Khan. In a promising update, Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp has tweeted that people are hopeful for Moxley's health after the scary moment. He wrote: 'Those that I spoke to in AEW are optimistic Jon Moxley is okay after the spot tonig){kind=link}
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Jon Moxley is believed to have suffered a concussion during AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam which forced plans to change while the match was going on.
The former WWE star – who spent seven years in the company as Dean Ambrose after debuting with The Shield teammates Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in 2012 – was defending his International Championship against Rey Fenix on Wednesday night’s show.
However, fans noticed Moxley looking unsteady as the match was coming to an end, and at one moment he failed to kick out of a pinfall attempt.
Instead of counting to three with the champ’s shoulders pinned to the mat, the official appeared confused and stopped the three count, effectively letting the match continue.