Smash pro Mew2King barred from Texas tournament over bug-bite concerns
The gist
Smash pro Jason 'Mew2King' Zimmerman was barred from XFS 2026 in Austin over a self-reported health concern.
He says the bites were never bed bugs and has stepped back from streaming.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026Zimmerman posted on X about swollen, pink/red hands, saying it could be from practicing Fox in Melee or from bugs in his house biting him, while boarding his flight from Ohio to Texas.
- Oct 15, 2026In replies he shared photos of bites, said bites happen "every week," that he had "like a hundred of these" on his body two months earlier, and that the problem was about 50% of the reason he planned to move from Ohio to California.
- Oct 16, 2026XFS 2026 announced via CEO M333 that Zimmerman would not be able to participate or attend due to a "self-reported health concern"; he had already flown when the decision came, and the tournament continued without him.