Rey Fenix might have picked up a problem at the worst possible time. AAA is already lining up challengers and future matches for its Cruiserweight Champion, and now Fenix is reportedly dealing with a hand injury.
According to False Finish, Fenix injured his hand during AAA’s latest tapings. The good news is that he didn’t have to stop the match and was able to finish, but he was favoring the injured hand throughout. Right now, that’s basically where things stand. There’s no word on how bad the injury actually is, whether Fenix needs additional treatment or whether WWE and AAA expect him to miss any time.
The timing certainly isn’t great. During AAA’s November 14 show on FOX, Dorian Roldán announced that Fenix is supposed to wrestle again next week, teaming with AAA Mega Champion El Grande Americano and AAA Latin American Champion La Parka against AAA Trios Champions Perros del Mal.
AAA also has a much bigger story being built around Fenix’s Cruiserweight Championship. Earlier this month, Fenix announced a 12-man tournament consisting of four Triple Threat matches, with the winners advancing to a Fatal Four-Way at Guerra de Titanes on December 19.
Whoever wins that four-way is scheduled to challenge Fenix for the Cruiserweight Championship on January 2, 2027 in Acapulco. In other words, AAA is spending weeks finding Fenix’s next challenger, so keeping the champion healthy is kind of important.
There’s also a bit of bad luck surrounding this title picture already. Fenix was originally supposed to defend against Mini Vikingo at Héroes Inmortales before Vikingo suffered an elbow injury. Fenix instead defended against Jack Cartwheel, Laredo Kid and Takuma, and now he’s the one dealing with an injury scare.
For now, Fenix finishing the match is certainly better than being pulled halfway through it, but that doesn’t automatically mean everything is fine. With another match coming next week and AAA already building toward his January title defense, everyone will be watching that hand pretty closely.
Do you think Rey Fenix will be able to keep wrestling through the reported hand injury, or should AAA give him some time off? Let us know what you think in the comments.
