Exclusive details on Rush’s knee injury & who influenced decision to skip surgery
Former Ring of Honor World Champion Rush will make his in-ring return on this Saturday’s AEW Collision and there’s some exclusive details from our Bryan Alvarez regarding his decision to skip surgery.
In late-November, AEW head Tony Khan revealed Rush wasn’t medically cleared due to a knee injury and had to be pulled from a planned match with ROH World Champion Bandido. Shortly thereafter, Alvarez reported that Rush had been dealing with the injury for years and he almost certainly needed to undergo surgery.
On Thursday, Alvarez stated that Rush was sent to an NFL doctor who told him he could either get surgery and be out for a considerable amount of time or do three months of “hard rehab” and see how he felt.
“Apparently, rehab went well as he returned last night and told people the knee felt great,” Alvarez wrote.
Rush’s brother Dralistico also took time off at the same to recover from two ear injuries. The brothers will be part of a four-way tag team match in Tucson, Arizona, this Saturday on Collision which will also feature Private Party, The Swirl and The Outrunners.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.