Claudio Castagnoli remains out of action without a clear return timeline after suffering an injury on the Fright Night episode of AEW Dynamite.
Leading up to AEW Full Gear 2026, Castagnoli emerged as the one Death Riders member who appeared to be an insurmountable obstacle for The Cut. Switchblade Jay White delivered a Blade Runner to Castagnoli on the concrete during the Fright Night edition of AEW Dynamite. He hasn’t been seen in AEW since.
According to the man himself, he doesn’t know when he’ll be back. During a conversation with Paul Delos Santos on The Load-In, Castagnoli discussed his experience attending the League of Legends World Championships as a special guest.
“I’m not medically cleared right now so I was just sitting around at home, so League of Legends asked me if I wanted to come here, see Worlds and I’m like ‘Yeah definitely, 100% I’ll be there,’” Castagnoli told The Load-In.
| Event / Show | Match Detail / Context | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AEW Dynamite (Fright Night) | Received Blade Runner on concrete from Jay White | Injured / Written off TV |
| AEW Collision (Oct 24) | Match against Shane Taylor Promotions | Final match before hiatus |
| AEW Full Gear 2026 | Anarchy in the Arena match lineups confirmed | Castagnoli absent |
The exact moment Castagnoli sustained the injury that removed him from television is not definitively known, though his final bout occurred on the October 24 episode of AEW Collision, where he competed alongside the Death Riders against Shane Taylor Promotions. Regarding the future plans for his stablemates, the November 11 broadcast of Dynamite revealed the participating rosters for the Anarchy in the Arena match scheduled for Full Gear.
Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd, and Daniel Garcia will represent the Death Riders and team up with Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly of The Conglomeration. They will take on Jay White, Ace Austin, David Finlay, Clark Connors, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn of The Cut.
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