At last night’s All Out pay-per-view, Matt Hardy took on Sammy Guevara in a Broken Rules match where if Hardy lost, he had to leave AEW. During the match, the pair were meant to crash through two tables off a cherry picker. Unfortutanlty the bump went wrong as Matt overshot and smashed his head on the concrete and appeared to be unconscious. It was very scary, and Hardy would bravely or foolishly, depending on your perspective, get up to beat the ten count.
You can watch the bump below for yourself.
Referee Aubrey Edwards would make the X symbol, and the match was paused. After a lengthy delay, the doctor cleared Matt to continue, and the wrestlers went straight to the finish with both men climbing scaffolding. Hardy knocked Guevara off with them about fifteen feet up, and Guevera landed on a crash mat and counted down for the ten.
Following the match, as a precautionary measure, Hardy was taken to the hospital for a potential MRI scan. Hardy’s wife Reby angrily took to Twitter, upset with her husband taking such a bump, and would share the below screenshot of their conversation.
After All Out concluded, Tony Khan would tell members of the media that his talent’s health and safety is the most important thing. He clarified that that doctor had given a concussion protocol test before the match continued and Hardy was OK. He did note it was a scary moment.
Chris Jericho would discuss the bump on his Saturday Night Special he streamed following All Out, confirming Hardy would be fine, but added, “he was knocked for a loop for sure.”
