Summary

Brian Cage said he has been medically cleared after a long injury layoff, but explained his return took longer than expected because of additional knee surgery complications. He said the original torn quad injury would likely have kept him out around nine months, but a follow-up right knee procedure and another surgery in November extended that timeline.

Cage also noted he is back in action, including a same-day set of three matches during WrestleMania weekend, and said he recently won a battle royal a year after the quad tear.

Quote from Brian Cage

"I feel great. I’ve been cleared for a while. I’m not 100% as far as performance-based. I’m not lifting as much weight on my leg lifts and I’m not jumping just as high just yet, but I can do everything I’ve done in the ring several times. I’m doing different dynamic jumping stuff on my off days. I’m feeling good and excited. I’ve been waiting to come back. I’ve got three matches on the same day Mania weekend. It just worked out that way. I just won this battle royal, a year after I tore my quad, and the person I eliminated with Chris Masters, the guy who tore my quad."

Cage later went on to say:

"The quad would’ve had me out for probably nine months, and then I chose to get right knee surgery and get a special replacement on it. That’s what kept me out longer. Long story short, they botched it. I should’ve come back in November, but I had to go back under the knife in November, and now I’m cleared from that surgery. When I found that out in October, I was pretty devastated. The whole point of getting what I got done on my right knee in June, was so that when November came around, I could be good to go instead of coming back and still having problems with my right knee."

What This Means for Brian Cage and AEW

Cage being cleared gives AEW another power-heavy option to plug back into the Don Callis Family orbit when creative is ready, even if no on-screen return date has been confirmed yet. His comments also underline how unpredictable comeback timelines can be after repeat procedures, which has been a recurring theme in other recent injury updates, including Josh Alexander saying knee surgery is next, with no return timetable.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.