AEW President Tony Khan announced that Brian Kendrick, who was slated to debut tonight against Jon Moxley, has been pulled from tonight's Dynamite card:
We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 2, 2022
Kendrick was announced last night as debuting for the promotion, which sparked old interview footage from about a decade ago of Kendrick discussing conspiracy theories (including some truly tasteless topics we won't be giving any spotlight to here but can be found with a quick Internet search) resurfacing on social media, which then led to an outcry against Kendrick's hiring.
Kendrick requested a WWE release about two months ago and received it recently.
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