Illness Causes Lead Announcer's Absence From March 14 Dynamite Taping
Tony Schiavone and Ian Riccaboni joined Bryan Danielson at commentary for Wednesday night's AEW Revolution go-home show after Excalibur missed the tape due to illness. Reports from multiple outlets confirm that while fans noticed his absence during live broadcasts on March 14 in San Jose, California, he was physically unable to work because of sickness rather than a scheduling conflict or other reason.
Key Points
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1Excalibur, a long-time commentator for AEA Dynamite, did not appear during this week's episode due to illness.
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2The absence of lead voice Tony Schiavone from commentary marked one rare miss in his tenure with the promotion.
Developments
Perspectives
Excalibur's absence from this week's episode of Dynamite has been attributed to illness, a report confirmed by multiple sources including Fightful Select and PWInsider.
— [Mar 14] Reason Why Excalibur Was Absent From AEW Dynamite Revealed (Pwmania)The lead voice for the promotion missed his rare taping in San Jose because he fell ill, making him physically unable to work as an announcer on Wednesday night's show.
— [Mar 12] Reason Why Excalibur Was Absent From AEW Dynamite (Wrestlingnews)Fans noticed the longtime lead voice was missing from commentary and began speculating about his status before a report revealed he missed work due to illness on March 10th.
— [Mar 2] Real Reason Excalibur Missed AEW Dynamite Revealed (Ewrestlingnews)Excalibur missed this Wednesday's episode of *AEW Dynamite* due to an undisclosed illness and is currently unavailable for commentary at the upcoming Revolution pay-per-event scheduled March 15th in San Jose, California. He has not yet issued a statement regarding his absence or confirmed when he might return on television.
Excalibur missed Wednesday night's *AEW Dynamite* episode due to an undisclosed illness confirmed by PWInsider.com but has not commented or provided details regarding his condition or potential return for the upcoming AEW Revolution event scheduled March 15th. He remains a regular commentator on both shows, having worked alongside Tony Schiavone and Ian Riccaboni in their respective appearances this week without any other personnel changes reported at that time.
Excalibur missed this week's AEW Dynamite episode due to an undisclosed illness. While he remains a regular commentator, there is currently no confirmation regarding his return or status for the upcoming PPV Revolution event in San Jose.
Excalibur missed this week's *AEW Dynamite* taping in San Jose due to a short-term illness that left him physically unable to work the broadcast, prompting AEW to use Tony Schiavone and others for commentary while Riccaboni handled play-by-play. Despite his absence from live television recently, there is no indication he will miss Revolution 2026 on Sunday in Los Angeles or when he plans to return permanently; however, AEW has not officially confirmed either of these details yet.
Excalibur missed the March 11th episode of AEW Dynamite due to an undisclosed but likely temporary sickness that prevented him from traveling for taping. Consequently, Bryan Danielson replaced Excalibur in commentary alongside Ian Riccaboni and Tony Schiavone while fans await updates on his return date.