Viral star Big Boom A.J. wrestled 'AEW Full Gear' debut with broken foot, still finished and won match

TikTok star A.J. Befumo may have brought the boom this past Saturday night at "AEW Full Gear", but he didn't escape his match with QT Marshall completely unscathed.

Befumo, 48, who wrestled as Big Boom A.J. to close out the Zero Hour portion of AEW's annual pay-per-view, suffered from a broken foot in the match but was able to finish and pick up the victory in his first professional wrestling contest in nearly 20 years. Befumo announced on social media that he believed the injury happened sometime around his top-rope flying clothesline.

"Yes, the story is out there, I did break my foot in the ring Saturday night," Befumo said. "I think it happened somewhere right around the flying clothesline, but the adrenaline was kicking, everyone at the Prudential Center was bringing the boom, I had Big Justice in my corner, The Rizzler right there, of course Ashley and Mama Justice, our family. The adrenaline kicked in and I was able to finish the match. I'm very grateful for that."

Befumo and his son, known on TikTok as Big Justice, rose to prominence on the social media platform for their "Costco Guys" schtick and have amassed more than 2.3 million followers. His debut match with Marshall had been weeks in the making, drawing heightened attention — and criticism — for its presence on one of AEW's biggest events of the year.

Although it wasn't a technical masterpiece, Befumo looked like a natural in the ring despite his nearly two-decade layoff. One of the unexpected highlights of the match came when Befumo delivered a superplex to Marshall. Big Justice drew one of the loudest pops of the night when he speared Marshall to help set his father up for his PowerBoom finisher.

Aside from the newly revealed broken foot, the match was a major success and electrified the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., earning an "A" rating from Uncrowned.

In addition to Befumo and Big Justice, viral star The Rizzler was involved in the match as the special guest timekeeper. He was accompanied to the ring by Paul Wight of WWE "Big Show" fame and even played a small role in the match itself, drawing trash talk from Marshall — who performed his role as a "Doom"-worthy heel to perfection.

Shortly after news of Befumo's injury broke on Monday, he took to social media to thank everyone for the support and revealed that he has a six-to-eight week recovery timetable, but would be returning to the ring and working the AEW again.

"I have been in touch with Tony Khan today and the other executives at AEW and I will be coming back," Befumo said. I will be back in the ring again, do not worry about that. I will be doing a few things with AEW during [the recovery], so stay tuned. We've got some real fun stuff coming your way.

"What I really wanted to do, one time, is thank everyone out there, everyone at AEW that have welcomed me in just like family right from the very start. I know this was a crazy idea to bring someone who hasn't been in the ring for 20 years, that is a social media creator and give him an opportunity like this. I am forever grateful. As always, A.J. and Big Justice, we are All Elite."