AEW cancels Golden Lovers reunion match at WrestleDream after Ibushi injury

All Elite Wrestling altered a planned match at WrestleDream on October 18 in St. Louis after Kota Ibushi suffered a serious injury earlier in the month, organizers and reports said. Ibushi, one half of the tag team the Golden Lovers, was forced out of the pay per view after breaking his femur during an October 8 taping of AEW Collision and undergoing surgery. The injury removed him from a reunion tag bout that had been scheduled for the Chaifetz Arena.

The match had been set to reunite Ibushi with long‑time partner Kenny Omega against Mark Davis and Josh Alexander of the Don Callis Family. Promoters removed the match from the WrestleDream card when Ibushi was ruled unavailable, and later reporting clarified that an earlier claim listing Hechicero as Alexander’s partner was incorrect. Hechicero was not booked for the event and was competing in the United Kingdom that weekend.

Despite the cancellation, Omega, Davis and Alexander still appeared on the WrestleDream broadcast. After Jurassic Express defeated The Young Bucks in a headline tag contest, members of the Don Callis Family attacked Luchasaurus and Jack Perry. Omega made a surprise run‑in to assist the victims, while Matt...