Kota Ibushi appeared to suffer serious injury at AEW Collision taping

Kota Ibushi appeared to suffer a serious injury during Wednesday night’s AEW Collision television taping at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, when he fell from the top turnbuckle to the outside of the ring during a scheduled singles match with Josh Alexander. The fall occurred during the Oct. 8 taping, and the match was stopped after medical personnel attended to Ibushi at ringside; Alexander was awarded the victory by countout.

Eyewitnesses at the arena reported that Ibushi’s leg appeared to buckle on impact. Medical staff tended to him for several minutes before he was placed on a stretcher and taken from the ringside area. Video from the venue shows emergency medical technicians transporting Ibushi to an ambulance outside the building, and some accounts say he was taken directly toward emergency medical transport rather than to the promotion’s usual on-site medical room.

The incident paused the taping and drew a strong reaction from the crowd. The venue lights were lowered, and AEW President Tony Khan came to the stage to thank fans for their patience and respectful behavior while the situation was handled, according to those in attendance. Several reports said Kenny...