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Newsweek
7 days ago
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WWE Star Provides Major Injury Update After Being Knocked Unconscious
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. WWE Superstar Joaquin Wilde has reassured WWE fans that he is "good, no worries" after a concerning incident where he was knocked out cold during a WWE Speed match taping. The LWO member was wrestling Lexis King in a match taped before the June 2, 2025, episode of Raw when the knockout occurred. Fan footage from the taping showed Wilde down and receiving attention from WWE's medical staff, with the match being stopped. Wilde later took to social media to address the situation directly with his followers. Joaquin Wilde seems to have gone down to an injury during his #WWESpeed match before #WWERaw Wishing him a speedy recovery 🙏 — Wrestling Pics & Clips (@WrestleClips) June 2, 2025 "Never been knocked out cold before. So a lot to process right now," Wilde wrote. "But I'm good, no worries." This update is a positive sign, especially considering his upcoming commitments. Wilde, an accomplished talent long before joining WWE, made a name for himself in TNA/Impact Wrestling as Zema Ion and later DJZ. During his tenure there, he captured the X Division Championship on two occasions and was also a former Impact World Tag Team Champion. He signed with WWE in 2019, initially competing on 205 Live and NXT. More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation In NXT, Wilde became a foundational member of the popular Legado Del Fantasma faction alongside Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and initially, Elektra Lopez. The group had a successful run in NXT before being called up to SmackDown in 2022. HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 11: Sami Zayn talks to the crowd after winning his match during WWE Monday Night RAW at Toyota Center on March 11, 2024 in Houston, Texas. HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 11: Sami Zayn talks to the crowd after winning his match during WWE Monday Night RAW at Toyota Center on March 11, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Alex BierensOn SmackDown, Legado Del Fantasma eventually aligned with the returning Rey Mysterio to form the new Latino World Order (LWO), feuding with groups like The Judgment Day. Recently, Wilde and his tag team partner, Cruz Del Tor,o have seen somewhat sporadic usage on main roster programming. Their last major appearance prior to this week was in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on SmackDown during WrestleMania 41 weekend in April. The LWO has also been impacted by Rey Mysterio being out of action since that same period due to a groin injury. Never been knocked out cold before. So alot to process right now. But im good no worries. — Joaquin Wilde (@joaquinwilde_) June 3, 2025 Despite this recent scare, Wilde is currently scheduled to team with fellow LWO members Cruz Del Toro and Dragon Lee to face AAA's Octagon Jr., Aero Star, and Mr. Iguana at the WWE x AAA Worlds Collide special event this Saturday, June 7th. His confirmation that he is "good" suggests he is expected to be ready for that inter-promotional trios match. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Did You Know Joaquin Wilde and DJZ Are The Same Person?
Did You Know Joaquin Wilde and DJZ Are The Same Person? Photo Credit: WWE Joaquin Wilde and DJZ are the same person. It's OK if you didn't realize that, because some other people are finding that out now, too. Joaquin Wilde (real name Michael Paris) may be part of the LWO these days, but he'll always be Zema Ion or DJZ, for instance, to TNA fans. Wilde, 38, (once again) made it known that he and Zema Ion are, in fact, the same person. Advertisement The RAW superstar responded to a fan who claimed to have recently found out about Wilde's alias, Zema Ion, despite growing up on wrestling. Wilde even said he's not bothered by the 'Today I Learned' moments, because it's something that fans mention to him all of the time. Check out the tweet below: Joaquin Wilde designed the original ROH logo Before he kicked off his career as a pro wrestler, Joaquin Wilde created the original Ring of Honor logo. The former two-time TNA X-Division Champion told Ryan Satin that he won a logo creation contest at 15 years of age for ROH. 'So, Ring of Honor, they put up a thing on the Internet saying 'Design the Ring of Honor logo and win five free wrestling tapes.' Back in these days, this was when tape trading and VHS tapes were a thing. I was very much a tape trader when I was a teenager. And I'm like five free tapes. That's $100 worth of tapes, and they're masters. 'I could trade these masters for like 2 or 3 dubs each.' I'm like, 'I could get a lot of tapes for this,'' Wilde said. Advertisement 'And the thing was, my brother, it's so funny now. My brother was interested in graphic design at a super young age, because I was 14 or 15 when this Ring of Honor thing happened. So, my brother would have been 12 or 13. He had already purchased Photoshop for himself at age 12. He spent his birthday money on Photoshop. We're talking 2001, 2002. It's just so strange. It's like what 12-year-old takes their birthday money and buys Photoshop in 2001? This doesn't happen.' Check out his full comment here. Joaquin Wilde was most recently part of the six-man tag team match against American Made and El Grande Americano on RAW. Fans can check out WrestleZone's full coverage of the show here. The post Did You Know Joaquin Wilde and DJZ Are The Same Person? appeared first on Wrestlezone.
