AEW’s Adam Copeland undergoes surgery for fractured tibia
Former TNT Champion Adam Copeland is starting his road to recovery after undergoing surgery for a fractured leg.
Copeland suffered a fractured tibia during his barbed wire steel cage match against Malakai Black at AEW’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view on May 26. The injury happened during a spot where Copeland jumped off the cage and landed feet-first while putting Black through a table.
Two days after Double or Nothing, Copeland confirmed his injury and announced that he would need to undergo surgery. He then shared an update today revealing that the surgery has been completed. Copeland posted a video joking that, while he won’t be able to compete at AEW & NJPW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view, he can walk through the “Forbidden Door” sign that he put on his gym.
“First day, first morning post-surgery, and I wanted to see what I can pull off,” Copeland said. “So right now I’m about to walk through the Forbidden Door. Since I can’t walk through the Forbidden Door of the pay-per-view and face someone from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, I can walk through [the Forbidden Door of the gym].”
Copeland showed himself getting ready to do some single-leg planks in the gym.
Due to his injury, Copeland was forced to vacate the TNT Championship. A new champion will be crowned in a ladder match at Forbidden Door on Sunday, June 30. Konosuke Takeshita is the first wrestler to qualify for the match.
A timeline for when Copeland will be able to return to the ring has not been announced.