Dustin Rhodes vs. Swerve Strickland made official for AEW Worlds End

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A change to the match card due to injury. 

Hours out from AEW Worlds End, Keith Lee opened up about an injury he’s been pushing through since September 2022. Lee noted that things have gotten worse since ROH Final Battle and he would try to pull through for Worlds End. 

Lee was scheduled to take on his former tag team partner Swerve Strickland. AEW President Tony Khan announced that Lee has not been cleared, so filling in will be Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes and Lee tagged with one another on AEW programming on multiple occasions. 

With Strickland versus Rhodes being confirmed for the pay-per-view, here’s the updated match card: 

  • AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe
  • AEW Continental Classic Final: Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm (c) (w/ Luther) vs. Riho
  • TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
  • Ricky Starks, Big Bill, Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs (w/ Don Callis) vs. Chris Jericho, Sting, Darby Allin & Sammy Guevara
  • TNT Championship — No-DQ Match: Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland
  • Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Dustin Rhodes
  • Miro vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia vs. Jay White, RUSH, Brody King & Jay Lethal
  • Zero Hour: FTW Rules — FTW Championship: HOOK (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Zero Hour: 20-Man Battle Royal for future TNT Title Match: Participants TBA
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