Joaquin Wilde gave WWE followers a scare not too long ago when the LWO member was injured throughout a match in opposition to Lexis King on a “WWE Pace” taping. Wilde later revealed that he had suffered a concussion through the match, placing his potential to compete at this weekend’s Worlds Collide occasion in query.
In line with PWInsider Elite, Wilde will not be competing alongside Dragon Lee and Cruz Del Toro of their match in opposition to Octagón Jr., Mr. Iguana, and Aero Star. Wilde might be changed by former Lucha Home Social gathering member Lince Dorado. Dorado was a staple of WWE reveals like “NXT” and “205 Dwell” throughout his 5 years with WWE from 2016 to 2021. Since his WWE launch, Dorado has been bouncing across the impartial scene, whereas additionally making appearances in AEW and TNA. Dorado returned to WWE earlier this yr, primarily wrestling darkish matches and NXT dwell occasions, however Worlds Collide will mark his first match on WWE programming since his 2021 launch.
As for Wilde, his match with Lexis King was doubtless scrapped, as a match between King and Noam Dar was recorded for “WWE Pace” on the Efficiency Heart not too long ago.
Dorado had beforehand been mentioned to be in attendance for Saturday’s present, as many former WWE stars are being introduced again to work within the newly bought AAA. Savio Vega, in addition to “Moody” Jack Melendez, are being introduced into the promotion, whereas El Hijo Del Vikingo has already gained the AAA Mega Championship to additional WWE’s imaginative and prescient of the promotion. Vega had beforehand appeared on the 2023 version of Backlash in Puerto Rico, serving to Unhealthy Bunny win a Road Struggle on the occasion. WWE introduced the acquisition of AAA throughout WrestleMania 41 weekend in April.