An injured AEW star has revealed that he’s still “not cleared” to make his in-ring return, 15 months on from suffering a major leg injury.
On May 11, 2024, Eddie Kingston suffered a torn ACL, torn meniscus and fractured tibia during a No Rope Last Man Standing Match with Gabe Kidd at NJPW STRONG Resurgence.
Since then “The Mad King” has been out of action, with no clear timeline for his return.
With Kingston recently admitting that it looked unlikely that he would be able to appear at AEW Forbidden Door in London on Sunday, August 24, the former AEW Continental Champion has now shared another update on his health during an appearance on Cezar Bononi’s YouTube channel.
Revealing that he is still not medically cleared to return to the ring, despite feeling “ready to go”, Kingston said:
“Everything takes time. I’m not cleared yet. I feel, because I’ve done practice, sparring matches, I feel like I can go right now, but again I’m not (medically cleared), because when I went to PT, they said, ‘Oh, your strength went down,’ because I’ve been doing more agility stuff.
“They said, let’s get back to it. So, I started to do that. I still have six sessions of PT that I want to do.”
While Kingston is yet to get the all clear to return to in-ring action in AEW, he said he also has to wait for creative plans to be in place beforehand as well:
“My job, right now, is to be ready for when it’s time. You never know when that call is, then the guy who books the show has to book a fight. People have to say yes… It’s not just me being ready to rock and roll.
“It’s nobody’s fault; it’s a business. It happens. When it’s time, when I get cleared, when the fight is booked, when everything is good to go, you will know.”
We continue to wish Kingston all the best in his recovery and will provide further updates on his return to AEW as more information becomes available.
Transcript via WrestlingNews.co
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