Keith Lee dealing with injury, off AEW Worlds End

Update —

AEW has announced that Keith Lee isn’t cleared to compete at tonight’s Worlds End PPV. Swerve Strickland will instead face Dustin Rhodes tonight.

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Keith Lee is dealing with an injury but still trying to compete at AEW’s Worlds End pay-per-view.

Ahead of tonight’s PPV, Lee posted a message on social media revealing that he’s been dealing with an injury for more than a year. Lee said the injury has mostly been well taken care of, but things have been worse since ROH Final Battle. Lee is trying to push through his match against Swerve Strickland at Worlds End.

“Today… I keep it very real with you guys. I have been working through an injury since Arthur Ashe Stadium 2022,” Lee wrote. “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.”

Lee did not disclose what the injury is.

Lee defeated Shane Taylor at Final Battle on December 15. Lee has wrestled once since then, defeating Brian Cage on the December 23 episode of Collision.

In 2022, Lee & Strickland held the AEW Tag Team titles together. They’re finally scheduled to have their first singles match against each other tonight.

Worlds End is taking place from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. The main card starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.