AEW announcer Taz has provided a recovery update following his major knee surgery that took place the previous month.
Absent from TV since October, the announcer was written off in storyline after being attacked in the parking lot, prompting Hook to try and find out who was responsible for injuring his father. It was later revealed that the reason for the write off was so that the former ECW World Champion could undergo full knee replacement surgery.
Appearing on The Infamous Smoke Show, Taz admitted that he did want to wait another 8 years to have the surgery but due to mobility issues was left with no other choice:
“I tried everything…I’m 57, right, so I wanted to wait until I was 65 to get the replacement. I just could wait. It was just brutal. I couldn’t go to work, I couldn’t walk in an arena backstage. I couldn’t walk in airports. You go to make a connection flight, and I got too much pride to get wheeled around. I’m just not gonna do that. Yeah, whatever. I got my own f*cking issues, right? [Laughs]”
Taz Provides More Positive News
Continuing, the AEW announcer provided an insight into his recovery and stated that he is in a lot less pain following the operation:
“The knee replacement thing, I’m recovering. I’m doing a lot of physical therapy now, three days a week. I do a lot of home therapy too. You gotta really work out that prosthetic and the quad and all that. I was always nervous to get it done, but I’m only five weeks out, and if you need it, get it done because I already feel relief. The arthritis is gone. It’s nice,”
H/t to Fightful.