Darby Allin to be replaced by 50-year-old former WWE star after getting hospitalized? Possibility explored

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ex-WWE name may replace Darby Allin (Source-Darby on X and WWE.com)

A 50-year-old WWE veteran could replace Darby Allin in an ongoing AEW competition after Darby got hospitalized. Darby, unfortunately, suffered an injury during his match last week on Dynamite.

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Last week on AEW Dynamite, Darby Allin squared off against Kevin Knight in the ongoing Continental Classic tournament's gold league match. Knight hit a scary coast-to-coast on Darby, which forced him to be hospitalized, as revealed on commentary this past week. Nevertheless, Allin could be replaced by the former WWE star, Shelton Benjamin.

Shelton Benjamin was not announced for this year's Continental Classic despite having competed in the same tournament last year. The Standard of Excellence has already proven that he is still athletic, even after being 50 years old, and his inclusion in the tournament would be a treat for the fans, as they could expect great matches from the veteran.

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On the other hand, Darby faced a defeat in his match against PAC at Full Gear 2025 before losing to Kevin Knight in the Continental Classic gold league. Allin also competed in the tournament last year, but it seems unlikely that he will be able to continue after being hospitalized due to injury this year. It will be interesting to see who replaces Darby.


Darby Allin's crazy pitch once got rejected by AEW

Darby Allin is known for his daring acts in AEW, and he once pitched getting hit by a car before AEW rejected it. On being asked whether any of his pitches got rejected by Tony Khan while speaking on 3NT Wrestling, Darby said the following:

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“Yeah. Get hit by a car. If anybody knows anything that I do, I don’t like there to be a lot of safety nets with anything. I like to just go out there and go crazy… I don’t do good when there’s a lot of rules.”

Fans will have to wait and see when Darby will be back in action after being hospitalized.

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