The reason why Billy Gunn has been absent from AEW television
During an interview with Fuel & Flex, AEW star Billy Gunn noted that he has been dealing with two stress fractures in his back. Following the interview, Gunn’s team issued a statement to WrestlePurists.com in regards to his health and absence from AEW television…
“Billy is fine, this is a very old injury that he has dealt with for years. It does not interfere with wrestling or training. It just gets sore if he trains too heavy or hard.
Attached is a video today showing everyone he is ok. Because of the internet, our phones have been blowing up asking if his back is hurt.
His absence from AEW is due to him not being booked by creative.”
After Billy Gunn recently mentioned on ‘Fuel & Flex’ that he has stress fractures in his back, his team reached out to clarify that it’s a “very old injury”, and the reason he’s absent from TV is due to not being booked by AEW creative:
“Billy is fine, this is a very old injury… pic.twitter.com/hZhmaddIKe
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) October 25, 2025