By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Trios Champion Katsuyori Shibata is sidelined. Tony Khan announced today that Shibata has not been medically cleared following his AEW All Out pre-show match against Daniel Garcia.
Powell’s POV: Khan blamed Shibata’s injury on the actions of Garcia during their match, so I’m not sure if Shibata’s injuries are storyline-driven or if Khan is using what happened during the match to explain a legitimate injury. Judge for yourself by checking out Khan’s comments in a live stream interview with Renee Paquette that can be viewed below.
(ProWrestling.net Editor Jason Powell has worked in journalism for 27 years, including as the Assistant Editor of PWTorch.com and as a Senior Editor at Fanball.com before launching ProWrestling.net on Feb. 11, 2008.)
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 24, 2025
I hope they don’t have to take his brain out again.
He hasn’t been cleared to wrestle in years. Tony just doesn’t care