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Two matches official, challenges made for AEW All Out

Posted on by Bryan Rose

One match is official for All Out, while challenges have been made for three more.

On this week’s Collision, Jon Moxley defeated Daniel Garcia in a closely-fought contest after getting the win with a roll-up. Later, in a backstage promo, Moxley said he wanted nothing more than to have Darby Allin by his side but since he keeps coming back to fight him, he will take Allin out and make room for someone who wants to be a master of the craft. He said he would put Allin in the ground at All Out.

Three challenges were also made for September 20 in Toronto. After Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Mina Shirakawa, and Toni Storm defeated The Triangle of Madness and Megan Bayne, the heels immediately went back in for the attack before Jamie Hayter came out for the save. Hayter tried to help Storm back to her feet, but Storm rejected the offer and instead challenged her, Statlander, and Thekla to a four-way match for the AEW Women’s title at All Out.

The Women’s title match was later made official following Collision.

Another challenge took place when TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher came to the ring with Don Callis and Josh Alexander and called out AEW World Champion Hangman Page, who he took out at the end of Wednesday’s Dynamite. He said it would not take him six years to be the top guy in AEW and if Hangman Page didn’t accept his challenge, he’d have no problem putting Page out of action and taking the title away from him.

The end of Collision saw MJF make an appearance just one day after his wedding, shoving Mark Briscoe off the top rope and allowing Konosuke Takeshita to pick up the victory. After a confrontation with Takeshita, MJF and Briscoe got into a brawl and had to be separated by security. MJF dared Briscoe to name the time, place, and stipulation of their match. Briscoe told MJF that he had a lot of ideas and wouldn’t reveal the stipulation yet, but called the match for All Out.

Updated AEW All Out card | Toronto, Canada | Saturday, September 20

  • AEW World Championship: Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher (challenge issued)
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Coffin match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
  • Four-way for AEW Women’s title: Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander
  • MJF vs. Mark Briscoe, stipulation to be determined (challenge issued)

Wrestling Weekly: Tonight’s WWE SmackDown could be big

Posted on by Victor Sosa

It’s Friday which means a new episode of Wrestling Weekly with Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher.

With it likely being John Cena’s final show in Chicago, tonight’s WWE SmackDown was already meaningful. But with rumors flying regarding who’s in the Windy City tonight and who may be at this month’s Wrestlepalooza, tonight’s episode has the potential to be much bigger than originally anticipated.

On this week’s show, the guys look at that as well as the week in AEW.

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Fight Game: Is changing AEW All Out’s start time the right move?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss the latest happenings in the world of pro wrestling.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before getting to our headline topic about whether or not Tony Khan moving AEW All Out to an earlier start time was the right move.

We also talked about the following:

  • The possible return of AJ Lee
  • AEW PPVs being available on HBO Max
  • A low TV rating for AEW Dynamite
  • Whether Darby Allin has the characteristics of a top babyface
  • Looking at the current All Out & Wrestlepalooza lineups

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Darby Allin building a free public skatepark in Georgia

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Darby Allin is opening a skatepark.

In a segment that aired on this week’s Collision, Darby Allin said that after climbing Mt. Everest, he was working on a new mission: building a skatepark in McDonough, Georgia, which has been his home since 2017.

At the end of the video, Allin instructed those that wish to donate could do so at this link. The fundraiser is also sponsored by The Skatepark Project, a charity founded by Tony Hawk.

According to the fundraiser’s website, this project was approved back in February by Henry County leaders that approved a plan to build three skateparks, including Allin’s. It will be located at Heritage Park and will repurpose a 37,500 sq. ft. former covered arena.

Allin returned to AEW television at the end of All In, helping Hangman Adam Page defeat Jon Moxley to win the AEW World title. In the weeks since, Allin has been looking to face the man who put him out of action in a singles match. Following his team’s win at Forbidden Door, Allin issued the challenge but was denied by Wheeler Yuta, who spoke on behalf of Moxley.

Wrestling Weekly: Final WWE Clash in Paris predictions & AEW Forbidden Door follow-up

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With WWE’s Clash in Paris on Sunday, Wrestling Weekly’s Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look ahead with predictions for the show.

The guys also reflect on how AEW followed up their Forbidden Door PPV on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

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Two challenges issued on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

A pair of challenges were made during Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from Philadelphia, neither of which were accepted — as of now, anyway.

In a vignette, Darby Allin issued a bloody challenge to Jon Moxley for next month’s All Out from Toronto, using the blood from his maimed ear at Forbidden Door to spell it out on a white backdrop. Allin has been in pursuit of Moxley and the Death Riders since he returned at July’s All In after they threw Allin down a flight of stairs in December (writing him off TV ahead of his climb of Mt. Everest).

Moxley chose not to answer the challenge himself, instead instructing Wheeler Yuta to tell Allin “no” following Moxley’s match with Daniel Garcia that opened the show. Allin defeated Claudio Castagnoli in a falls count anywhere match to close the show, eventually escaping an attack by Moxley, Castagnoli and the returning Gabe Kidd after the match.

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Later in the show, former Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe did a pre-taped promo with his newest child in which he issued a challenge to rival and reigning TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher.

Briscoe was calling out MJF after their latest altercation at Forbidden Door before turning his attention to Fletcher who he said mentioned his name recently. He said they have competed against each other four times in AEW and are at 2-2 and feels Fletcher is unsure if he can beat Briscoe. He then said they should do it in Philadelphia.

The champion was not on Dynamite to answer the challenger, but no matches were announced for Saturday’s live Collision so it’s possible it could be set for that show. Briscoe is very familiar with the city given he and the late Jay Briscoe’s past in ROH and other regional indies.

Violent cage match closes AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, star injured afterward

Posted on by Josh Nason

In a wild and violent unsanctioned steel cage match that saw a man get his ear torn apart by a fork, IWGP president and all-timer Hiroshi Tanahashi ended his final match ever in London with his hand raised.

Tanahashi, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and Darby Allin were victorious over Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabe Kidd and the Young Bucks at Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in the aforementioned match.

The good mood was quickly dashed as Ospreay, who was left alone in the ring to take in cheers and adulation for what could be his final appearance in quite some time, was attacked by Moxley and Castagnoli. They locked the cage and went to town on Ospreay with multiple DDTs, eventually Pillmanizing his neck in a chair like they did at All In.

The rest of Ospreay’s teammates, joined by The Opps, were unable to get in the cage to assist, only breaking things up when AEW doctors demanded the cage be raised.

Ospreay is expected to go into surgery for two herniated discs that have been bothering him for nearly a year. His timetable to return is unknown, but is assumed to be lengthy.

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As for the match itself, it was a spectacle as expected, marking the respective returns to the ring for Ospreay, Omega, Allin and Kidd who were all on the shelf for various reasons.

The end came when Castagnoli was left inside the ring with Omega, Ibushi and Ospreay. He was taken out, followed by Nick Jackson who was hit by an Omega/Ibushi Golden Trigger. Ospreay then landed a Hidden Blade on Matt Jackson followed by a Omega V-Trigger on Matt with an Ospreay Hidden Blade from the top.

The team then yielded to Tanahashi, wrestling in London for the final time with his retirement coming in January, who hit the High Fly Flow on Matt for the pin and win.

Despite his injury, Ospreay looked like Ospreay, fluid in what he could do and hitting an array of big spots including a moonsault off the top of the cage onto his opponents. Omega also looked crisp in his first match since July’s All In.

Seen below, the most grotesque spot in the match, perhaps of the year as well, saw Moxley take a fork to Allin’s right ear, digging through his earring hole which immediately began spurting blood. This came after Allin was thrown over the top rope by Castagnoli into the cage and after he was duct taped to a chair in the ring. After the incident, Castagnoli then slammed Allin while he was still in the chair.

It was Allin’s first match since last December as he took time off to climb Mt. Everest which may have been less punishing than the match itself.

The match did have its light-hearted moments such as the Bucks pouring out gummy bears instead of thumbtacks as requested which led to spots with the candy, and Tanahashi climbing a ladder to jump on his opponents, only to be coaxed down by Ospreay and Ibushi for his own safety.

The match, seemingly using the Blood & Guts cage with some modifications, saw a barbed wire board brought out and used by Tanahashi who rubbed Moxley’s head into it, countering himself being thrown into it.

Another notable spot saw Moxley use a ladder to escape the cage, aided by Wheeler Yuta on the outside. While Moxley escaped, Allin took chase and pulled Yuta up, pummeling him until he fell backward onto the unbreakable Japanese announce table. Allin then pursued Moxley with a kendo stick.

Allin later put Moxley between a stack of four tables (two by two) and went up to the top of the cage. Marina Shafir pulled Moxley out, but Kidd snuck up from behind, punched Allin low and climbed up to the top with him to the refrains of “Please don’t die.” Kidd pulled him up, but Allin raked his eyes, and then both men fell sideways through the tables, taking them both out of the match at that point.

All-star lights out cage match with NJPW icon made for AEW Forbidden Door

Posted on by Josh Nason

This story has been updated.

If your wrestling bingo card had NJPW icon and president Hiroshi Tanahashi competing in a lights out steel cage match in his final ever match in London, England, congratulations.

Tanahashi will be part of the ten-man cage match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in London, England, joining Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi against The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd, and the Young Bucks.

Here’s how it all came together.

Following Moxley’s win over Kevin Knight on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Allin came to the ring, attacking Wheeler Yuta when Castagnoli returned to lay Allin out and put him in a body bag intended for Yuta.

Castagnoli and Yuta were about to finish the job when Ospreay ran out to even the odds and take out both men. He then grabbed the microphone and told Moxley, Castagnoli, Yuta and Marina Shafir that they tried to snap his neck at All In, so he was going to snap theirs.

He then told the group to get his friends and he’ll bring his, and they will meet at Forbidden Door in a lights out steel cage match.

Ospreay later revealed backstage to Renee Paquette that he and Allin will be part of a team that is still adding a few members, but he confirmed one made via a phone call: Tanahashi. Near the end of Dynamite, Moxley and crew learned about his addition and went to find the Young Bucks who were in the “extras” area.

The lineups were then later revealed.

It will be Tanahashi’s final match in London as his final year as an active wrestler winds down.

A lot of returns

For Ospreay, it will mark his return to the ring after revealing in July that he would be missing some time due to two herniated discs.

For Allin, it’s his first match since December 22, 2024, when he was in the Continental Classic. He left to climb Mount Everest and made his return at All In: Texas as part of the group helping fend off the Death Riders as Hangman Page won the AEW World title.

Kidd hasn’t competed since sustaining an injury in his NJPW G1 Climax opening match against Konosuke Takeshita which forced him to withdraw from the tournament.

It will be Omega’s first match since losing the Unified title to Kazuchika Okada at All In: Texas.

Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | Sunday, August 24 | London, England

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against MJF
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defend against winner of Tag Team title eliminator tournament
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Athena
  • TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Alex Windsor, CMLL TBD and Stardom TBD
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Hiromu Takahashi
  • Lights out steel cage match: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

Wrestling Weekly: WWE SummerSlam weekend is here

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It’s WWE SummerSlam weekend!

On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher & Vic Sosa have their predictions for all the matches as well as the rundown on the week that was in AEW.

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Hangman Page wins World title at AEW All In, Bryan Danielson & Darby Allin return

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the first time since May 2022, Hangman Page can call himself AEW World Champion.

Page defeated Jon Moxley in the main event of Saturday’s AEW All In to reclaim the title under Texas Death Match rules — an incredibly violent match which featured a slew of the main players in the story that began last October at WrestleDream.

The final stages began when Moxley called for a plastic bag to suffocate Page. A video from Darby Allin played, filmed atop Mount Everest where Allin said he was coming to take everything from Moxley. Bryan Danielson then ran into the ring with a Blue Panther mask on, revealed himself, and delivered a running knee to Wheeler Yuta, taking out he and Gabe Kidd. He then took out Claudio Castagnoli to boot as Allin descended from the top of the stadium.

Page then hit the Buckshot lariat on Moxley as he was distracted by Allin who then hit a Coffin Drop on the heels on the outside of the ring. As Danielson and Allin dispatched the Death Riders, Page then hit a Deadeye on Moxley on a table outside of the ring. Moxley nearly couldn’t answer the ten count and had to be assisted by Marina Shafir.

The Young Bucks then appeared, superkicked Page, and hit an EVP trigger. Moxley and Shafir brought out a bed of nails from the outside of the ring, hitting a curb stomp on it followed by a Paradigm Shift. Page was able to stand up at the count of nine and Moxley demanded Shafir grab the briefcase and leave. She then got handcuffed by a hidden Prince Nana and out came Swerve Strickland with a chain to take out the Bucks, assisting his old rival.

Strickland then tossed the chain, given to him by Page on Thursday’s Collision, back into the ring. Page then used it on Moxley, wrapping it around his neck. Page hit a Buckshot lariat on Moxley who landed on the bed of nails. Page then tossed Moxley over the top and hung him with the chain in a callback to their previous Texas Death Match. After struggling, Moxley tapped out to a thunderous ovation.

An emotional Page then got the key to the briefcase and revealed the World title belt that had been hidden since last October. Fireworks went off and an exhausted Page celebrated, closing a pay-per-view main card that began at 3 PM Eastern and finished six hours later.

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As expected, the blood began in the first few minutes when Page pulled out a fork and stabbed Moxley in the head repeatedly. That was followed by Page getting busted open when Moxley used barbed wire across his forehead. The violence continued throughout with more barbed wire usage, a bucket of broken bottles, as well as tables: both with barbed wire and without.

Chairs were also used as Moxley got powerbombed from the corner onto the top of two put back-to-back. Later, Moxley suplexed Page from the ring apron through two tables covered in barbed wire.

Shortly after, the first run-in happened when Yuta hit Page with a chair and then was taken out himself. Shafir, at ringside for the entire match, then jumped on Page’s back only to get driven through a ringside table with a death valley driver.

Castagnoli then ran into attack Page, joined by Yuta. That brought out Will Ospreay who was followed by Kidd. Kidd then piledrivered Ospreay on the floor and Castagnoli put his head through a chair, delivering a running stomp similar to what he did to Samoa Joe in the night’s opening match. Like Joe, Ospreay was then stretchered out.

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It’s Page’s second win over Moxley in a Texas Death Match with the first coming at March 2023’s Revolution. Page is now 5-1 under the rules all-time.

The loss ends Moxley’s fourth World title run that began at WrestleDream when he defeated Danielson to end his full-time in-ring career.

Darby Allin feeling ‘surprisingly great’ after Mount Everest climb

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW star Darby Allin is feeling great following his successful climb of Mount Everest.

Allin reached the summit of Everest in May, finally completing a climb that was originally supposed to happen in 2024 but was delayed by a year due to a foot injury he suffered wrestling. He reflected on the experience while appearing on a new episode of WTF with Marc Maron, noting that he is doing well both physically and mentally.

“I’m surprisingly feeling great,” Allin said. “I thought, you know, coming back, I was going to be all mangled and sh*t and it was going to be like snap back — because outside of just wrestling, I skateboard all the time and I do all [this] other crazy stuff. So pretty much as soon as I got back, I was off to a plane to Bahamas to film Shark Week. So it was like a whole thing, but my body feels great. I feel mentally great. And that’s the coolest thing is I’ve learned so much inside within myself on that mountain.”

Climbing Everest was an emotional and spiritual journey for Allin, who was crying when he got to the top of the mountain because of the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment he had.

Allin loves pro wrestling and thinks it’s the most amazing job in the world, but it’s a place where your fate is determined by someone else who chooses whether you win or lose. This experience was an opportunity for Allin to prove to himself that he’s capable of something so difficult. Allin appreciates that Tony Khan allowed him to do this while he is still actively competing and in his physical prime.

“A lot of people in the world of wrestling, man, they just chew you up and spit you out and leave you with nothing,” Allin said. “And the fact that he allowed me to do this — I’m so grateful for it.”

We haven’t seen Allin return to AEW programming yet following his climb up Everest, but that could change with him rumored to appear at All In: Texas this Saturday. Allin last competed in December 2024 before taking time off from AEW for this journey.

Allin noted that, before he left for Everest, he spoke with Khan and told him that he doesn’t even need the World Championship belt to feel like a champion. Allin just wants to be involved in good storylines.

“I already feel like I’m the champion of the world,” Allin said. “I don’t need the championship belt per se to feel validated because I’m already winning in life. I feel so free and I feel so happy. I was like, dude, I’m just grateful for everything.”

Allin will make an appearance on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week programming on Thursday, July 24 as part of the show “Caught! Sharks Strike Back.”

AEW star Darby Allin set for Shark Week appearance

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Viewers tuning in to Shark Week 2025 later this month will see AEW star Darby Allin make an appearance.

Allin will be featured on the show “Caught! Sharks Strike Back,” which airs on Discovery at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Thursday, July 24. A sneak peek of the show will air during the July 23 edition of AEW Dynamite.

Shark Week — Discovery Channel’s marquee summer event — begins on July 20 with new programming every night through July 26. Here is the description for the show Allin will be appearing on:

Caught! Sharks Strike Back: This year has set a record for shark encounters captured on camera, from a hilarious moment when a shark slaps a fisherman in the face to the intense 10-minutes a great white stalked a kayaker… these are craziest moments of when sharks strike back.

Allin has been away from AEW in 2025 while preparing for and recently completing a climb of Mount Everest. Shortly after finishing that climb, he flew out to the Bahamas to film this Shark Week show.

There have been regular promotional tie-ins between AEW and Shark Week over the years with Warner Bros. Discovery being AEW’s TV partner.

The July 23 episode of Dynamite is being held in Chicago as part of AEW’s six-show residency at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. It remains to be seen whether Allin will be back on AEW TV by then. The promotion has All In 2025 — its biggest show of the year — taking place in Arlington, Texas on July 12.

Darby Allin on reaching Mount Everest summit: ‘What a ride’

Posted on by Ian Carey

Darby Allin has commented on reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

News that Allin and his team from Adventure Consultants had completed the climb was first reported Sunday by Everest Chronicles, a website that tracks climbers in the Himalayas.

On Monday, Allin posted a photo to social media showing him and other climbers at the summit holding an AEW flag.

“Mount Everest summit. What a ride thanks @aew for everything in life. Thanks to the amazing team at adventure consultants and the Sherpa squad this shit was wild!”

At least four people have died while climbing Everest this season (April to end of May), with others still reported missing. A total of 468 climbing permits have been issued, and more than 200 summits have been logged so far, including 135 on Sunday.

Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old veteran climber from India, is believed to have died in the “Death Zone” during his descent from the summit. Philipp II Santiago of the Philippines died last Wednesday while resting at Camp 4 ahead of his final climb. Indian climber Rakesh Bishnoi reached the summit but died on the way down before making it back to Camp 4. Romanian cameraman Zsolt Vago died before reaching the summit.

Descending from the top of Everest is widely considered more dangerous than the climb up due to exhaustion, changing weather, and depleted oxygen levels.

Darby Allin reaches Mount Everest summit

Posted on by Ian Carey

Darby Allin has successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Allin completed the climb at approximately 8:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, May 18, according to tracking data posted by Everest Chronicles, a platform that logs the movements of climbers in the Himalayas.

A dispatch on the site published Sunday morning titled “Top of the World” reads:

“8:50am local time Summit! Good weather was in our favor, but many teams took advantage of the short window as well, which slowed our progress more than expected.

  • Darby Allin, USA
  • Ang Dorjee Sherpa, Nepal/USA 24th summit
  • Pasang Bhote, Nepal 14th summit
  • Tashi Thundu Sherpa, Nepal 12th summit
  • Pemba Sherpa, Nepal 2nd summit

The team will savor their moment on top and then start the return back to Camp 4.”

An update posted four hours later noted that Darby will speak about his climb tomorrow when he reaches base camp.

“After summitting, the team had a much faster descent. Arriving back into to camp 4 they will spend the afternoon refueling and sleeping after a mammoth night on the mountain. Tomorrow a descent to Camp 2 and then into Base Camp, and you’ll get to hear the story from Darby himself. 

Congratulations again to Darby, Ang Dorjee, Pasang Bhote, Tashi Thundu and Pemba. Thank you to Pemba Tharke for being our South Col cook and having water ready for everyone’s return.”

Allin is making the ascent with Adventure Consultants, a New Zealand-based expedition company. The company was co-founded by Rob Hall, who was among eight climbers killed during the 1996 Everest disaster, an event detailed in the book Into Thin Air.

On May 5, Darby posted a video of him doing a kick flip on his skateboard at 20,958 feet, which is believed to be a world record.

Allin hasn’t wrestled since the Continental Classic last December. His last match was a time limit draw against Ricochet on the December 22 edition of AEW Dynamite.

Darby Allin sets kickflip world record during Mount Everest climb

Posted on by Ian Carey

Darby Allin is now a world record holder.

The AEW star posted a video to Instagram on Monday showing himself landing a kickflip on a skateboard at 20,958 feet while climbing Mount Everest.

To the best of public knowledge, this is the first documented world record for a highest-elevation kickflip.

Allin is making the ascent with Adventure Consultants, a New Zealand-based expedition company. One of the company’s founders, Rob Hall, was featured in the book Into Thin Air and its film adaptation, which recounts the 1996 Everest disaster in which eight climbers, including Hall, died in a blizzard while descending from the summit.

The team began the trekking stage of the climb on April 7 in Kathmandu. Expedition guide Dorjee Sherpa wrote of Allin’s progress on April 17 as the group hiked from Pheriche to Chhukhung:

“Darby is doing great! It took three and half hours. It was nice and clear day with great views. Tomorrow we are going to continue our acclimatisation with a hike Chhukhung Ri, a nerby hill which is at 5540m,” Dorjee wrote.

Allin hasn’t wrestled since going to a time-limit draw against RIchocet in the 2024 Continental Classic on December 22, 2024.