More has come to light on AEW wrestler Killswitch after he collapsed in his home last month and was later diagnosed with pneumonia.
On today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez shared that Killswitch had yet to return to the gym and isn’t expected to be back for a while.
It was added that there were “complications” with his condition. He said,
“Apparently, there were complications. He ends up getting this flu and bad oxygen uptake as a result of whatever else, turned into pneumonia. And apparently, he’s at high risk for a relapse… The big concern is that after all of this, they’ve been running test after test, and apparently there may be permanent damage. They found calcification in a heart valve, and his body is not producing iron, so he’s got a whole bunch of tests that he apparently has to take. It’s bad.”
Alvarez later added, “I don’t want to say it’s a career-ending issue, but it could be a career-ending issue.”
Killswitch’s absence was briefly referenced on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite in a segment between his ally Christian Cage and HOOK.
Our thoughts remain with Killswitch as we wish for a full and speedy recovery for the former TNT, Trios, and Tag Team Champion.
