Alarming Advice From Surgeons For Top AEW Star

Alarming Advice From Surgeons For Top AEW Star AEW

Given the absolute carnage of AEW Double or Nothing’s Anarchy in the Arena, the last thing anyone would presumably want to do is go into that match already seriously hurt.

However, that is, of course, exactly what Matt Jackson of The Elite did, competing in the brutal contest whilst still rehabbing a serious bicep tear suffered in March.

Now, Jackson has revealed in a lengthy Instagram post the current state of his arm as well as revealing his reason behind refusing surgery upon suffering the injury.

Jackson said:

I got hurt about 10 weeks ago, literally on day one of the beginning of a very important story that we started.

I was told there was a good chance I wouldn’t be cleared to perform again for 6-7 months after surgery. Surgeons insisted I get the muscle repaired immediately.

I opted not to do surgery, but rather try other therapeutic options that’d get me back quicker.

I had faith that through proper rehabilitation, supplementation & prayer, I’d be back wrestling with a target goal of Double or Nothing.

There was clearly a lot of doubt, but I wasn’t going to miss it no matter what. In fact, I wasn’t going to miss any of the events leading to it either.

During the process, I lived in fear that I was making a huge mistake. That my arm would never be the same again, or that I’d lose a bunch of strength.

I had anxiety and many sleepless nights, that I’d let everyone including myself down.

Thankfully my wife Dana, my family, close friends, & various medical staff members supported & showed their love these past couple of months.

And, I hit my target. Wrestling with my ELITE family by my side in Las Vegas meant so much to me because the journey there was pretty rough.

Thank you to everyone who’s put up with me, my endless chatter about my rehab, and asking you to watch me flex so you can tell me how great I look. 😂

A few days removed from my first match back, my arm is great. My strength is completely back & I couldn’t be happier.

Everything else on my body, including my foot? Not so much.

With Jackson now seemingly on the road to a full recovery based on his post, his decision seems like the correct one albeit risky on the surface.

Given the positive reception thus far of the Elite vs Blackpool Combat Club story and the promise of a few surprises from Kenny Omega to come, it would have been a great shame if Jackson had been forced to miss out.

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10 months ago by Jamie Toolan

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