Major AEW Star Still Not Cleared For In-Ring Return

An injured AEW star can’t wait to get back into the action.

In recent days, Eddie Kingston has vowed to return to the ring despite being hit by major bouts of self-doubt during his current absence.

Eddie Kingston has been out of action since suffering a broken leg and torn ACL, and meniscus during a match with Gabe Kidd back in May 2024. During the bout, Kingston took a suplex from the apron through a table at ringside; however, his leg smashed into the steel guardrail in the process.

Although he’s resumed in-ring training with former WWE Superstar Cezar Bononi, it seems a comeback is still a little way off.

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During an appearance on Cezar Bononi’s YouTube channel, Kingston explained that while he feels he could “go right now,” he’s still not medically cleared. He added that during a recent batch of tests, it was revealed that his strength had decreased because of an increased focus on agility.

“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.”

Kingston also broke down why his comeback is linked to so much more than him just getting cleared. He noted that creative and storyline plans also need to be in place before he can properly prepare for a return to television.

“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.”

Eddie Kingston has also expressed his frustration at missing Forbidden Door for the second consecutive year. He said that given his love and reverence for Japanese wrestling, missing the crossover event in London is especially hard to take.

H/t to WrestlingNews.Co