AEW star Anthony Henry took to social media to announce that he will undergo surgery for a broken jaw sustained during an independent wrestling event.
The injury occurred during a match against Bryan Keith at an independent show in Berlin, Illinois. Dave Meltzer discussed the incident on the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Radio, confirming the details of the injury. According to Meltzer, Henry suffered a broken jaw after taking a knee to the jaw during the match and it was believed the star would be needing surgery.
Yeah, he was wrestling in Berlin, Illinois on an independent show against Bryan Keith, took a knee to the jaw, and got a broken jaw and needs surgery.
However, Henry took to social media on March 13th to reveal that he was able to avoid surgery, and that he was looking at an 8 week recovery time. He wrote:
“Update: no surgery is needed, but I still have to have a procedure to reset my jaw with rubber brackets. Recovery time: 8 weeks. See everyone then!”
Update: no surgery is needed, but I still have to have a procedure to reset my jaw with rubber brackets.
Recovery time: 8 weeks.
See everyone then!
— Anthony Henry- A Workhorseman (@Antnyhenry) March 13, 2024
Notably, the timing of the injury is unfortunate as Henry, a member of the tag team WorkHorsemen, was slated to participate in the upcoming tag team tournament to crown new AEW Tag Team Champions following Sting and Darby Allin relinquishing the titles following AEW Revolution.
They [WorkHorsemen] were going to be in the tag team tournament.
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