Sammy Guevara Suspension Forces AEW To Change Plans

Sammy Guevara’s recent suspension has forced All Elite Wrestling to change creative plans.

Guevara last wrestled on the February 24 edition of Collision, but was later suspended for failing to follow concussion protocol during his match with Jeff Hardy at the February 14 Rampage tapings.

Prior to his suspension, plans were in place for Guevara to once again team with on-screen mentor Chris Jericho as part of the upcoming AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament, with Dave Meltzer saying the following about the initial creative plans on Wrestling Observer Radio:

“Originally, it was gonna be the Jericho and Kenny Omega tag team. And obviously, you know, that fell through. And then it was gonna be Jericho and Sammy Guevara tag team for the tournament. Sammy Guevara suspended. So, we actually probably talked about the timing of his suspension. So it was on the February 14 show when he wrestled Jeff Hardy. So when he did the shooting star press, he nailed Jeff Hardy with his knee, right in Jeff Hardy's face, and broke his nose. They came out, and they told him because of concussion protocol to finish the match, and he didn't finish the match. He also did the GTH, which is a move where you need the guy in the head, which is exactly… Jeff did not have a concussion. He had a broken nose. But they didn't know that at the time. At the time. It was, you know, suspected. So they were mad at Guevara for not going right to the finish. So I get why he was suspended," Meltzer stated.

Meltzer continued, noting Jericho’s expected new partner for the tournament:

“In this situation, the doctors should’ve stopped the match, and it should not have been up to Sammy Guevara to take it home. And again, like what he was told, I mean, I guess whatever it was, the fact he did a GT H and nailed the guy with the knee after the concern of concussion was one of the reasons why it went the way it didn't end up suspended. So anyway, yeah, so that was the deal with the Jericho and Guevara team is now out the window. So I guess it’s going to be Jericho and Hook.”

It is currently unknown when Guevara will return to AEW.

H/T: WrestlingNews.co