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AJ Styles publicly comments on his injury from the October 4th 2024 edition of WWE Smackdown

Aaron Rift

There have been conflicting reports about AJ Styles following the October 4th 2024 edition of WWE Smackdown. At first, it was stated that Styles was not actually injured during his match with Carmelo Hayes. However, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com wrote that what happened to Styles “was legit and not storyline.” Meltzer added that Styles will be getting an MRI done to see the severity of it.

When a fan on Twitter/X questioned the legitimacy of the injury, Styles gave an update on the situation…

“It’s called a Lisfranc injury. Look it up, it sucks! I thought when I took off my boot. I would have a bone sticking out of my foot.”

Styles added “as the kids say… I’m cooked!”

The website massgeneralbrigham.org noted the following about recovery from a sprain…

“Surgery is usually not required for Lisfranc ligament sprains when the ligaments aren’t fully torn. Typically, an athlete is placed in a boot for six to eight weeks to take weight off the joint and rest the injury. Once the boot is removed, you can gradually add back weight-bearing exercises. Patients typically work with a physical therapist to not overstress the Lisfranc ligaments during recovery.”

However, if surgery takes place, recovery could take up to a year.