AEW Star Reveals They Had Just Returned From A Positive COVID-19 Test When They Faced Jon Moxley

During Jon Moxley’s feud with Eddie Kingston, one of his matches on the build to their encounter saw Moxley go one on one with The Butcher.

The Butcher & The Blade were aligned with Kingston at the time, but what many fans didn’t know was how difficult the match was on The Butcher. The two were guests on Talk Is Jericho, where The Butcher (otherwise known as Andy Williams from hardcore band Every Time I Die) had just returned to action that night after testing positive for COVID-19.

“I just came back from COVID. I got cleared the day before. My lungs were still messed up. I shouldn’t have wrestled that match. I put myself [in danger]. I’ve never felt anything like that in my life. It was a 10-minute match, that’s awesome. It was a 20-minute match. I had no plane ticket, I was sitting at home. Mox had just wrestled Eddie [Kingston] on Dynamite. It was two in the morning, I was about to take a piss, I get a text from Mox saying, ‘I think it’s you and I on Friday.’ This is Wednesday, Dynamite had just aired. All I thought was, ‘This dude is drunk.’ I wasn’t cleared, Doc Sampson cleared me, but I had to get tested. I get there, test negative, had antibodies because I had COVID. It was 98 degrees that night.”

He even revealed the Young Bucks were so concerned with how he had looked during the match they wondered if he had suffered a heart attack. He added that his stamina for the match wasn’t great and he was frustrated with his performance because he believes he could have great chemistry with Moxley.

COVID-19 is no joke, but thankfully the pandemic seems to be entering its final days thanks to the arrival of the vaccine and more people taking protocols seriously.

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