A scary moment at All Out is still generating conversation, and Ricochet stepped in, not to defend himself, but to correct how the whole thing is being framed.
The Spot
In a number-one contenders match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, Steven Borden and Darby Allin took on the Don Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight. Borden and Knight both climbed to the top rope in opposite corners for a double coast-to-coast and clashed in mid-air. Borden landed hard, and the match was stopped. Tony Schiavone relayed two positive updates during the broadcast, and Tony Khan later confirmed Borden’s CT scan and tests had come back good.
What Ricochet Was Actually Responding To
On Sunday night, Ricochet replied to a fan criticizing the spot, who claimed that Logan Paul had likely spent weeks practicing a similar move with Ricochet back in WWE, the implication being that high-risk spots like this take extensive reps to pull off safely. Ricochet corrected the premise directly: he and Paul only ran it once.
“No, we tried it once and that was basically it. But it doesn’t matter if we practiced it once or 100 times. People have been hurt in wrestling doing high risk and low risk moves. It unfortunately is an aspect we face every time we step into the ring. No one is at fault here. It’s just an unfortunate situation. So let’s just hope that Steven continues to get better.”
It’s a point that cuts against the instinct to find a culprit after every scary spot: reps don’t eliminate risk, and a bad landing doesn’t automatically mean someone was negligent. High-risk or low-risk, injuries are a built-in hazard of the job, and Ricochet’s push-back was less about clearing his own name than about shutting down the idea that somebody must be to blame.
Where It Stands
Borden getting a clean bill of health from those early tests is the best-case outcome. Beyond Khan’s update, AEW hasn’t detailed a recovery timeline. The Stunner will update this piece if that changes.
