AEW Had To Change Plans Because Of Sammy Guevara’s Suspension

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Sammy Guevara is on the sidelines after AEW suspended him following his second-to-last match. While working with Jeff Hardy a few weeks ago in a Rampage match, Hardy was injured during the bout when taking a knee to the head on a shooting star press.

Suspension

Hardy suffered a broken nose. Hardy said that he was okay to the referee, and they proceeded to go to the finish. Hardy has not been used since then. After the Hardy match, Guevara worked a No DQ match with Powerhouse Hobbs. Word broke this week that Guevara was suspended because he didn't follow concussion protocol. It’s unclear how long the suspension is for or when he will be brought back.

While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that AEW was originally planning to have Chris Jericho team with Guevara in the Tag Team Title tournament to crown new champions. 

Jericho gave praise to Hook on Dynamite, so that may be his next partner, but that’s pure speculation.

Plans change

“Originally, it was gonna be the Jericho and Kenny Omega tag team. And obviously, you know, that fell through. And then it was gonna be Jericho and Sammy Guevara tag team for the tournament. Sammy Guevara suspended. So, we actually probably talked about the timing of his suspension. So it was on the February 14 show when he wrestled Jeff Hardy. So when he did the shooting star press, he nailed Jeff Hardy with his knee, right in Jeff Hardy's face, and broke his nose. They came out, and they told him because of concussion protocol to finish the match, and he didn't finish the match. He also did the GTH, which is a move where you need the guy in the head, which is exactly…Jeff did not have a concussion. He had a broken nose. But they didn't know that at the time. At the time. It was, you know, suspected. So they were mad at Guevara for not going right to the finish. So I get why he was suspended," Meltzer stated.

Meltzer added, “In this situation, the doctors should’ve stopped the match, and it should not have been up to Sammy Guevara to take it home. And again, like what he was told, I mean, I guess whatever it was, the fact he did a GT H and nailed the guy with the knee after the concern of concussion was one of the reasons why it went the way it didn't end up suspended. So anyway, yeah, so that was the deal with the Jericho and Guevara team is now out the window. So I guess it’s going to be Jericho and Hook.”

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