Jon Moxley – aka ex-WWE star Dean Ambrose – pulls out of AEW Dynamite at last minute over coronavirus fears – The Sun

JON MOXLEY has pulled out of AEW Dynamite after a doctor warned him to get tested for coronavirus.

The former WWE star, 34, had been due to participate in Wednesday night's show, before AEW CEO and Fulham director Tony Khan revealed he had pulled out as a precaution.

Moxley – formerly known as Dean Ambrose in WWE – is thought to have been in contact with someone who had been exposed to a person infected with coronavirus.

Khan revealed the news on Twitter, writing: "Recently @JonMoxley had contact with someone who had contact with someone who has COVID-19.

"Mox did the right thing & warned us.

"Doc asked him to stay home & get tested to protect us here at our test site.

"Cage will be in action tonight on #AEWDynamite ahead of their title fight."

Khan went on to call Moxley a "champ" for his selfless approach to the pandemic.

He continued: "Jon Moxley can get slammed on a car, crawl through tacks & fall through the stage, but it’s every bit as cool that he came forward & told us he’d had secondhand exposure to COVID.

"We test everyone here at #AEWDynamite, but Jon protected everyone onsite like the great champ he is."

Meanwhile, WWE had a coronavirus scare of its own on Wednesday after "multiple people including in-ring talent tested positive after being at the Performance Center".

The megabucks wrestling organisation has bene hosting shows without fans at its Florida Performance Center.

But Pro Wrestling Sheet claimed "multiple people" – including in-ring talent – were confirmed as having caught the Covid-19 virus.

WWE chiefs have reportedly ordered another round of testing to make sure the virus has not spread among production staff.

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