AEW’s Kota Ibushi shares injury return update
After being injured last October, Kota Ibushi has claimed that he still has one year and nine months left before he gets medically cleared.
Ibushi suffered a broken femur after falling to the outside of the ring during a match with Josh Alexander on an early-October edition of AEW Collision. He later required surgery which sidelined him from in-ring action.
With Kenny Omega currently in a feud with Alexander, Ibushi issued a message addressed to Omega on Instagram and opened up about his return update:
“I’m so sorry, Kenny. There’s no guarantee, but medically, I have one year and nine months left. I’ll cure you in nine unnecessary months! That means I’ll be back in 2026. I’ve caused trouble for Kenny. In return,I can’t say for sure, but I’ll do it! I’ve gained the power to send out new energy. Shall I teach you bald guys that you have no chance of winning?” Ibushi wrote. “Yesterday, for the first time in a while, I was able to enter the Budokan in costume for a live performance by the band that plays my entrance song. I think I’ve fulfilled another ambition. And to Tony Khan, I’ll be making a comeback once again!”
“I’m not sure if my English will be understood, but I’ll do my best anyway.”
Ibushi, 43, was discharged from the hospital on October 21, 2025, after his surgery and is currently recovering for his in-ring comeback.
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