AEW Name To Vacate Championship Due To Injury

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An independent promotion has announced that AEW star Bryan Keith will be vacating his championship after suffering an injury.

Deadlock Pro Wrestling has now confirmed that Keith is injured, with “no available timetable” surrounding his return.

The promotion announced on Twitter that Keith will relinquish his DPW National Championship.

Deadlock Pro Wrestling shared the following:

Bryan Keith has suffered an injury & with no available timetable on his return, Keith will vacate the DPW National Championship. The Bounty Hunter held the belt for 323 days including 5 defenses, a record breaking number in both regards.

DPW’s next events are on July 6 & July 7 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Adam Priest is the current top contender for the belt. Further announcements on the status of the DPW National Championship will be made soon. We wish Bryan Keith the best on his road to recovery & hope to see him back in a DPW ring soon!

Keith had been the DPW National Champion since August 2023, when he defeated Andrew Everett to win the gold.

Bryan Keith notably appeared at Forbidden Door, accompanying Chris Jericho, Big Bill & Jeff Cobb to the ring for their trios match against Samoa Joe, HOOK & Katsuyori Shibata.

While Bryan Keith made his AEW in-ring debut in August 2023, he officially signed with the company this February.

He most recently wrestled for AEW on the May 22 Dynamite episode, competing in an FTW Title #1 contender’s match.

We will continue to provide updates on Bryan Keith’s status as they become available.

We wish Bryan Keith a safe and healthy recovery.

[BREAKING] Bryan Keith has suffered an injury & with no available timetable on his return, Keith will vacate the DPW National Championship. The Bounty Hunter held the belt for 323 days including 5 defenses, a record breaking number in both regards.

DPW's next events are on July… pic.twitter.com/15JENvButv

— DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling (@deadlockpro) July 1, 2024

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