Dustin Rhodes replacing Keith Lee at AEW Worlds End

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Dustin Rhodes is replacing Keith Lee.

Shortly before the AEW Worlds End pay-per-view began on Saturday, Tony Khan announced that doctors would not be able to clear Keith Lee for Saturday’s match. Instead, Strickland will face Lee’s tag team partner Rhodes.

“Due to injury, AEW doctors can’t clear Keith Lee for his match tonight at Worlds End. His Naturally Limitless partner Dustin Rhodes has asked to step in to face Swerve TONIGHT,” Khan wrote on X.

Earlier on Saturday, Lee wrote on X that he has been dealing with an injury since Grand Slam 2022, but the injury has gotten worse since ROH Final Battle earlier this month.

“Today… I keep it very real with you guys,” he wrote. “I have been working through an injury since Arthur Ashe Stadium 2022. It has been mostly well taken care of. Things have been worse since Final Battle. I am trying to get through today for you guys, but I cannot promise anything.”

Here is the updated lineup for Worlds End:

  • AEW World Championship: MJF defends against Samoa Joe
  • AEW Women’s Championship: Toni Storm defends against Riho
  • TNT Championship, no DQ: Christian Cage defends against Adam Copeland
  • AEW Continental Classic finals: Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley
  • TBS Championship: Julia Hart defends against Abadon
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Dustin Rhodes
  • Andrade El Idolo vs. Miro
  • Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Mark Briscoe & Daniel Garcia vs. Jay White, Rush, Jay Lethal & Brody King
  • Sting, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho vs. Big Bill, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher
  • Zero Hour: FTW rules for FTW Championship: Hook defends against Wheeler Yuta
  • Zero Hour: 20 man battle royale for a TNT title match anywhere, anytime
  • Zero Hour: Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale