Thank you a collapsed lung and multiple broken ribsFormer AEW World Tag Team Champion Christian Cage has been sidelined for nearly two months. AEW president Tony Khan is confident that status will eventually change, however.
“I’m very optimistic that we’ll see Christian Cage, but I can’t say when,” Khan said during the AEW Full Gear medical call when asked about Cage’s current status. “I’m very, very, very adamant that this is one of the most important people in AEW. He’s one of my favorite pro wrestlers of all time and one of my favorite people outside of the ring that I’ve ever known. Christian Cage is very important to AEW. So we all worship him, cheer for him, hoping that I can do better than the Christians. He had a very difficult recovery and he is in a very difficult recovery. We love Christian very much…
According to his tag team partner Adam Copeland, Cage suffered his injuries after being thrown into a ladder about five minutes into the Ladder Match. All Out on September 26. The Young Bucks went on to dethrone Cage and Copeland as the AEW World Tag Team Champions in a match.
With Cage’s continued absence, Copeland turned his attention to singles competition, with the AEW International Championship in his sights. Full Gear:. Kazuchika Okada retained the title with the Rainmaker, leaving Copeland without the title.
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