Brian Kendrick Pulled From Dynamite After Abhorrent Comments Resurface

Brian Kendrick will no longer be appearing on this week's AEW Dynamite.

On Wednesday, February 2, wrestling journalist David Bixenspan shone a light on offensive remarks Kendrick had publicly made in the past. In some footage recorded in 2011, Kendrick can be seen discussing dangerous antisemitic conspiracy theories. In another interview, Kendrick claimed that the number of Jewish people murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust is much lower than the consensus would suggest. This claim is, of course, total and utter bullshit and only a bigot with a severe case of brain worms would buy into it.

AEW boss Tony Khan took to Twitter shortly before Dynamite to announce that Kendrick had been pulled from the show.

"We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick," TK wrote. "There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP."

UPDATE: It was later revealed that Wheeler YUTA would replace Brian Kendrick in the opening match of this week's Dynamite.

The canceled match with Jon Moxley would have been Kendrick's first since October 2020 when he teamed up with Mansoor to defeat Ever-Rise (no known as 2point0 in AEW) on WWE 205 Live. As you might recall, Kendrick seemingly announced his retirement back in April 2021 in a video filmed at the Performance Center and posted to WWE's YouTube channel.

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"Initially the idea of producing seemed like a good - not a retirement plan - but the next best thing to wrestling," Kendrick explained during the clip. "It turns out it's just as rewarding, in different ways. I love every bit of it. It's a whole new way of looking at wrestling for me."

Following the announcement, Kendrick began working at the WWE Performance Center as a coach/producer and occasionally appeared on-screen during NXT. Kendrick was briefly involved in a storyline with Harland (Parker Bordeaux) which was cut short as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak that affected several WWE staff.

Kendrick was released by WWE last month.