Dax Harwood Explains Reason for FTR’s Current Abscense from AEW

FTR’s Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood have been notiacbly absent from AEW since losing the AEW World Tag Team Championship to Cage & Cope (Christian Cage & Adam Copeland) at this past May’s Double or Nothing 2026 event.

Harwood provided an update on Saturday on Instagram stating that the reason for his and Wheeler’s current abscense is simply due to them taking a non-injury vacation break for the first time since 2014 in their wrestling careers.

“Since the summer of 2014, The Revival, FTR, Dawson & Dash, Dax & Cash, whatever you want to call us, we’ve had the pedal to the floor. Aside from my bicep tear in 2017, we’ve taken no time away from the job we’ve dreamed of having. Physically & mentally, we both became exhausted.

We were two of the very few talents that traveled and worked on both Collision & Dynamite. I’ve fought through 3 hematomas on my lower back, another bicep tear I decided not to have surgery on, labrum tear from my groin to my hip, a shoulder that needs replacement, and probably a laundry list of other things I’m too afraid to get checked out haha.

For the first time in 12 years, we’ve decided to step away and take some time for ourselves & for our families. I’m not sure when we’ll be back, what we’re going to do, how much longer we have, or if we even need to prove anything at all anymore.

However, we will see some of you on August 22nd for @appalachianmountainwrestling as we take on The Good Brothers in Corbin, KY & the following week August 29th for the @revprouk Undisputed British Tag Team Championship as we take on The Young Guns in Wembley Arena.

Until then, enjoy my Hawaii family vacation pictures.

Top Guys, out.”

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