Wheeler Yuta revealed some sad news after his win over Anthony Henry on the September 14 episode of AEW Collision.
While talking in a backstage digital exclusive interview, Yuta reflected on the Blackpool Combat Club imploding at AEW All Out, with Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli aligning with PAC and Marina Shafir and forcing him to watch as they savagely assaulted Bryan Danielson.
“I’m just trying to scramble to figure out why… why they did what they did, why they didn’t tell me, why they did that to Bryan,” Yuta said of the attack. “Then nothing, because all I can really think about is those moments where they had that bag over Bryan’s head, where they were trying to end him. They were trying to make me watch for some reason. Jon keeps talking about this higher purpose and I just don’t understand it. All I understand is how afraid, how terrified, how concerned, how helpless I was when all that happened.”
He also revealed that he learned of the death of his aunt right before AEW All Out 2024 last weekend.
“It was a really rough day for me Saturday,” Yuta continued. “Before the show. I found out that my aunt in Japan had passed away. She passed away from complications due to COVID-19 and I just kind of know that in her. Her last moments she was. Struggling to find breath and. That’s really all I could think about when I watched that happen to Bryan. Kumiko, I love you. Rest in peace. But Bryan, Bryan’s going to be okay. Bryan’s going to be all right. He’s going to be like no one we’ve ever seen before. I don’t really know where that leaves me. Yeah, just a lot to think about. I’m sorry if you excuse me. I’m going to take some time by myself, if that’s all right.”
Check out the complete interview via the video embedded below. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
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