Former AEW champion unfortunately sidelined due to serious injury
A popular AEW star has been temporarily pulled out from a major event after sustaining a concussion during one of her recent matches. This would be Willow Nightingale, and she'll have to watch the CMLL International Women's Grand Prix from the sidelines.
This was not Willow's first rodeo with the luchador promotion, as she had competed there several times earlier in the year. Back in July, the former TBS Champion captured the vacant CMLL Women's title and held it for around two months. She was eventually dethroned by Zeuxis in September.
CMLL has reported that Willow Nightingale has sustained a concussion and won't be able to compete in her scheduled matches this weekend. The promotion has found replacements for her, with Zeuxis and Persephone coming in as substitutes for her matches tonight and tomorrow.
A rough translation of the statement by Google can be seen below.
"OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Willow Nightingale. We regret to inform our loyal fans that AEW superstar Willow Nightingale will not be able to participate in Arena Coliseo Saturday or Arena Mexico Family Sunday as planned."
Nightingale was seen in the ten-women tag match between Team Mexico and Team World last night, which may be where she sustained the concussion.
Two major AEW names are also participating in the CMLL International Women's Grand Prix
Apart from Willow Nightingale, two other members of the AEW locker room, Red Velvet and Aubrey Edwards, made appearances at the CMLL International Women's Grand Prix.
The ROH Women's TV Champion was one of the competitors under Team World and Nightingale's teammate throughout the event. CMLL also recently announced that they have brought in Aubrey Edwards as a special guest official for last night's match.
"Guest Referee! AEW's Aubrey Edwards will be one of the officials in the ring tonight at the Amazonas 2024 #GrandPrixCMLL," said CMLL's tweet. [Translated via Google Translate]
At this point, it remains to be seen how long Willow's recovery will take and whether she'll still be able to participate in the tournament. We hope for a speedy recovery for her.