Brian Cage shares update after knee replacement surgery
Brian Cage is one step closer to literally being a machine after undergoing surgery for a second time in two months.
Cage revealed on Sunday that he’s already back in the gym four days after having his knee replaced. He’s also eight weeks removed from a separate surgery to repair a torn quad tendon. Cage said he opted for the knee replacement while already sidelined with the quad injury.
“4 days post knee replacement (8 weeks post quad tendon repair) and I’m already back in the gym @projectwellbeingllc. Love me, hate me, or somewhere in-between, you can’t deny I’m a fucking machine! I’ve been dealing with excessive knee pain for years and have been working through it with the intention of going under the knife after All In. With the unfortunate set back of tearing my quad, I figured F it, let’s just get em both done. Not an easy or fun choice, but I’m gonna come back ripping heads off. Especially if this is me right now after surgery. Shout out to @kingricochet for filming and getting our set in.”
Brian Cage injured
Cage was injured while wrestling Chris Masters at an OWA show in Los Angeles on March 20. Originally reported as a knee injury, it forced a change to AEW’s Dynasty pay-per-view on April 6, where Cage and Lance Archer, the Murder Machines, were scheduled to challenge the Hurt Syndicate’s Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin for the Tag Team Championships. Big Bill and Bryan Keith ended up replacing them in the match.
“The tag title match was a change as Brian Cage suffered a knee injury on an independent show on 3/20 in Los Angeles against Chris Masters,” Dave Meltzer wrote in the March 31 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. “So the originally planned but not announced Hurt Syndicate vs. Murder Machines match had to be changed and they had to pivot to new challengers, going with Bill & Keith.”
Cage has now been with AEW for over five years, having first signed in January 2020. He is a former FTW Champion and won the Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing 2020.