Buddy Matthews Reveals Timeline for In-Ring Return After Ankle Injury

Buddy Matthews competed in a big match at AEW Grand Slam: Australia, but he hurt his ankle during his entrance before the match even started. It’s been a few months since then, and now he’s shared when he expects to return to the ring.

While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Buddy Matthews was asked about his current condition after his injury. Matthews admitted he rolled his ankle badly and tests showed no broken bones, but he did suffer a partial ligament tear and cartilage damage.

Matthews is currently walking but hasn’t started running or jumping yet. He recently added some cardio to his routine, though the ankle still stiffens up afterwards. Doctors were surprised he didn’t completely shatter the bones, given how much the ankle rolled. Despite the injury, he still wrestled a 15-minute match that night.

“It’s okay. Rolled it pretty bad. Had an X-ray, MRI. There was no break, but there was partial ligament tear and cartilage damage. I’m walking. I haven’t ran, I haven’t jumped, I’ve just started implementing cardio, but then it kind of stiffens up. And, you know, we’re working through it, but the docs were telling me I’ve never seen an ankle roll that much under someone without completely destroying, smashing, disintegrating the bones. So I didn’t break a bone, which was incredible, but then I had to wrestle 15 minutes after it.”

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As for his return to the squared circle, Matthews said he’s aiming to be back in the next couple of weeks. He still needs to test things out in the ring and get back in shape. Right now, he believes he’s about 85 percent ready.

“I’m hoping sooner rather than later. I’m obviously gonna have to get in the ring and suss it out and get back in ring shape. But I’m hoping in the next couple of weeks, fingers crossed. I’d say I’m about 85% ready.

Buddy Matthews is still recovering from his injury, but he’s staying positive and getting closer to returning to AEW. In the meantime, fans are excited to see him come back and prove himself, as he clearly wants a solid run in AEW this year.

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