{"id":204209,"date":"2025-09-10T13:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204209"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:27:56","slug":"are-fans-tuning-out-of-aew-because-swerve-and-ospreay-are-out-injured-for-a-while-vote-in-our-included-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/10\/are-fans-tuning-out-of-aew-because-swerve-and-ospreay-are-out-injured-for-a-while-vote-in-our-included-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Are fans tuning out of AEW because Swerve and Ospreay are out injured for a while? (Vote in our included poll)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3173153008\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>AEW is dealing with several key injuries. Added to the absences of Orange Cassidy and Eddie Kingston, Tony Khan is recently facing booking his shows and events without Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, two of his top three or four babyfaces. Swerve is out after having <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/08\/27\/swerve-strickland-indicates-he-underwent-successful-knee-surgery\/\">knee surgery<\/a>. Will Ospreay has been open about <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/08\/22\/will-ospreay-discusses-his-neck-injury-and-why-hes-able-to-work-aew-forbidden-door\/\">his neck issues requiring time away and perhaps surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AEW Dynamite experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/04\/aew-dynamite-ratings-report-9-2-big-perhaps-alarming-drop-in-viewership-for-last-nights-episode\/\">a sharp drop in viewership last Wednesday<\/a> on TBS compared to recent weeks and months. Is that due to Ospreay and Swerve being absent? Let us know in this poll and check out the results&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/poll.pollcode.com\/12255947\" method=\"post\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 2px; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; color: #000000;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px 2px;\"><strong>Are you less likely to watch AEW TV because of the depleted babyface depth, such as Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay out injured?<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer122559471\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"1\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer122559471\">No, because Darby&#8217;s return makes up for it<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer122559472\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"2\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer122559472\">No, because I still like the overall roster depth<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer122559473\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"3\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer122559473\">Yes. I was invested in them and they are missed<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer122559474\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"4\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer122559474\">I have stopped watching lately for other reasons<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer122559475\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"5\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer122559475\">I wasn&#8217;t really watching much anyway<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 3px;\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\" Vote \" \/>\u00a0<input name=\"view\" type=\"submit\" value=\" View \" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px;\" align=\"right\">pollcode.com <a href=\"https:\/\/pollcode.com\/\">free polls<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Elaborate in the comments area below.<\/p>\n<p>Or vote in other recent polls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/opnionandanalysis\/torchpolls\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also be sure to check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-break-down-hbo-max-ppv-announcement-and-debut-concerns-more-acknowledging-wwe--67649089\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner break down HBO Max PPV announcement and debut concerns, more + Acknowledging WWE\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67649089&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (9\/3) - AEW Dynamite w\/Zilem &amp; Griffin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fx1tT-70khU?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2770360667\"><div id=\"pwtor-216813529\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW is dealing with several key injuries. Added to the absences of Orange Cassidy and Eddie Kingston, Tony Khan is recently facing booking his shows and events without Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, two of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/10\/are-fans-tuning-out-of-aew-because-swerve-and-ospreay-are-out-injured-for-a-while-vote-in-our-included-poll\/\" title=\"Are fans tuning out of AEW because Swerve and Ospreay are out injured for a while? 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