Chris Jericho attacked by PIZZA CUTTER and left a bloody mess in gruesome AEW match against Nick Gage
CHRIS JERICHO was shockingly attacked by a PIZZA CUTTER during a match against Nick Gage.
The 50-year-old WWE icon took on the independent wrestling star during the main event of Fight for the Fallen on AEW Dynamite.
Chris Jericho was attacked by a PIZZA CUTTER during a match against Nick Gage[/caption] The WWE Hall of Famer was left a bloody mess during his gruesome clash in AEW[/caption]But the shocking move could cost them dear – as Domino’s threatened to withdraw their TV advertising in protest.
Le Champion faced Gage as one of his ‘Labours of Jericho’ that have been set out by MJF in order to secure a rematch at All Out.
He ultimately battled to secure the victory to pass his second labour, but the 40-year-old made sure to take a piece of Jericho with him.
The gruesome contest saw Gage take a pizza cutter to Y2J before visibly slicing open the wrestling legend’s bloody forehead.
AEW then cut to picture-in-picture adverts which saw the match share a screen with a Domino’s Pizza commercial.
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But Front Office Sports claim the American giant were not involved in the stunt as fans had speculated and had no prior knowledge of the spot.
Domino’s spokeswoman Jenny Fouracre-Petko said: “We share the concerns expressed about this incident and the content of this TV-14 rated program, and are assessing our advertising presence on it going forward.”
Jericho later shared a snap of his mashed-up face and captioned it: “Much respect to [Nick Gage] – he is TOUGH AF!! But I’m INSANE….”
AEW were also involved in other sickening injuries on Dynamite after Cash Wheeler’s forearm appeared to bend out of shape.
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The 34-year-old, real name Daniel Wheeler, is one of the half of the FTR tag-team alongside Dax Harwood.
The pair held both the Raw and SmackDown tag team championships in their six-year period with Vince McMahon’s company prior to their switch to the Tony Khan-backed AEW promotion in May 2020.
They went on to win tag gold in September but lost the belts to current champs The Young Bucks two months later and their quest to reclaim the titles may have to be postponed after Wheeler’s injury.
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