It’s been almost a year now Kota Ibushi fell awkwardly to the floor with Josh Alexander during the AEW Collision match.as a result of which broken hip. Ibushi underwent immediate surgery repair the injury, but the recovery is still more complicated than he could have expected. Accepting to: Instagram: On Tuesday, Ibushi posted an update that indicated more trouble was ahead for the AEW star. And yet, despite the long odds, Ibushi remains optimistic that his career is not over.
“From today I am being hospitalized,” Ibushi said. “Tomorrow I will have a second operation on my hip. They will remove all the current plates and replace them with the strongest version since the doctors said my current plates are just too weak for my body and leg. Why now? It makes absolutely no sense to me. I am so exhausted after surgery. But I don’t give up. absolutely going back to AEW.”
While Ibushi considers this surgery to be his second, he previously mentioned that he underwent a second surgery earlier this year shortly after Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement at Wrestle Kingdom. in April Ibushi noted that the operation was successful in a post that featured her doing squats and climbing up and down stairs with limited difficulty. The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion was also positive about his return schedule, stating that he wants to return to the ring by the end of 2026although doctors suggested that 2027 was a more realistic option. Now facing another surgery, it seems Ibushi’s schedule has been pushed back even further.