This former AEW star has broken a brand-new record.
Earlier this week, AEW star Evil Uno’s promotion, Mystery Wrestling promotion, and C*4 Wrestling’s ‘Fighting Back’ campaign hosted a 16-man match.
The bout began on the afternoon of Monday, August 11th, and finished in the morning of Tuesday, August 12th, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The match was streamed live for free on Twitch and YouTube.
Ex-AEW star Stu Grayson came out victorious in the match by pinning Junior Benito and earned a major record and honor in his name.
The other stars present alongside Grayson in this record-breaking bout were Top Dog, Xander Orion, Dante Dubois, Alvin Turner, Jason Exile, Mathis Myre, Gabriel Floyd, HADDY, Jeff Fury, Cecil Nyx, Dreya Mitchell, Katrina Creed, KJ Swayde, and Joe Jobber.
Following his victory, Grayson shared his success on X(Twitter) and revealed more details about the match.
I’m the winner of the longest wrestling match ever ! Praise me ! 21 hours, 49 minutes, 12 seconds! We raised over $38 000 for the cancer society !!!
The match surpassed the previously held title of the ‘longest match ever’ from an Ehime Pro Wrestling event in 2021, which had a runtime of 21 hours, 44 minutes, and 34 seconds. However, despite Grayson’s performance in the nearly 22-hour match, Evil Uno claimed that the organization would not recognize the match, due to Guinness’ demand of $16,000 to make it official.
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