Luchasaurus hoping to make AEW return before end of 2026
Luchasaurus is hoping that he’ll be able to return to the ring before the end of 2026.
In December 2025, Luchasaurus tore both of his shoulders during a battle royal on AEW Dynamite in the United Kingdom. He discussed the injury on a new episode of Talk is Jericho and said he has undergone one surgery and is now awaiting surgery on the other shoulder. Though his surgeon wanted him to wait six months between operations, Luchasaurus decided to move the timeline up with the aim of returning sooner.
“it was like kind of a freak thing, they both went,” he said. “I got the first one done in February and the surgeon wanted to wait six months, but we’re trying to do a faster timeline because we want to get back. So I’m going to do the next one only three months after, which is a little scary, but I’m going to try, you know, I really want to get back as soon as I can.”
Luchasaurus had already been wrestling on one partially torn rotator cuff before this injury happened. It occurred during a “fun spot” where Shelton Benjamin threw Ricochet at Luchasaurus for a chokeslam.
“He threw Ricochet at me and I caught him in a chokeslam,” Luchasaurus said. “Somehow my shoulders went pop-pop.”
After this second surgery is done, Luchasaurus expects to be out of action for approximately six more months, which could allow him to wrestle again before the end of the year.
“Once they’re both done, it’s six months at the most, I would hope,” he said. “If more than [that], it’s just because you gotta listen to the body. But I’m going to try my hardest to get back this year for sure. So we’ll see. Definitely just want to get the second one done because — this is not fun.”
After battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in 2024, Luchasaurus is focused on enjoying his career, doing the best he can, and wants to help out other talent in AEW. He’s excited to team with Jack Perry again once back in action.
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