COVID-19 Hits Multiple Wrestlers Who Appeared On Early September AEW Tapings

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AEW talent have been hit with COVID-19.

Fightful, in collaboration with Spectrum Sports 360's Jon Alba, were able to confirm that multiple wrestlers and talent present at All Elite Wrestling's September 9 tapings tested positive for COVID-19 in the two weeks since. We were not told if those tests were separately conducted or if they were conducted and diagnosed at either set of tapings. There were others we've heard are ill or showing symptoms, but we're unsure if they've tested positive.

Some of the talent involved had been brought in for the last set of AEW Dark tapings. Many of those talent are not contracted and can take independent wrestling dates, but are tested before entering Daily's Place for All Elite Wrestling work.

There were numerous wrestlers missing from the September 24 set of tapings, but we will not be identifying anyone that we've heard has COVID-19. Lance Archer identified himself as having COVID-19 shortly before the show started, noting that he believes he contracted it from a family member.

There was another WWE related outbreak of COVID-19 associated to their makeshift Performance Center two weeks ago, as well.

Alba added the following:





Fightful and Alba both reached out to All Elite Wrestling officials earlier this week, but did not hear back.

COVID-19 Hit Multiple Wrestlers Who Appeared On Early September AEW Tapings | Fightful Wrestling
 

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Shouldn't have said sloppy shop

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Shouldn't have said sloppy shop if its gonna happen to your own company too :yeshrug:

shyt like this is gonna happen. Can't control what talent do out of tapings:yeshrug:
Pretty much. Unless AEW created a bubble like the NBA did they have no control.

Especially when you factor in how many indie wrestlers they have brought in for tapings who are most likely wrestling at bingo halls and high school gyms the rest of the week.
 
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