AEW Talent Vacates Indy Title Due To Injury

An AEW star has suffered an injury "with no available timetable on his return", forcing him to vacate a title held on the independent scene.

It was only confirmed in February that Bryan Keith had officially signed an AEW contract, but sadly he now appears to be facing a stint away from in-ring action. In an update from the official Twitter account of DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling, it was confirmed that Keith has sustained an injury.

"[BREAKING] Bryan Keith has suffered an injury & with no available timetable on his return, Keith will vacate the DPW National Championship. The Bounty Hunter held the belt for 323 days including 5 defenses, a record breaking number in both regards. DPW's next events are on July 6 & July 7 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Adam Priest is the current top contender for the belt. Further announcements on the status of the DPW National Championship will be made soon. We wish Bryan Keith the best on his road to recovery & hope to see him back in a DPW ring soon!" DPW tweeted. 

Keith was part of last weekend's AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view, watching on from ringside as allies Chris Jericho, Big Bill and Jeff Cobb lost to the trio of Samoa Joe, HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata. Although he occasionally got involved behind the referee's back, it's worth noting that Keith didn't take any big bumps of his own.