Update on Buddy Matthews after he suffered an injury at AEW Grand Slam: Australia
As seen during the 2025 AEW Grand Slam: Australia event, Kazuchika Okada successfully defended the Continental title against Buddy Matthews. During his entrance, Matthews appeared to have injured his ankle while entering the ring. Matthews has not wrestled since that event.
While speaking during an Instagram stream, Matthews provided an update…
“The ankle is not recovering as well as I thought it would be. There’s no mobility to it, if I can’t have mobility, I can’t move properly. Once it hits three months without healing, it becomes chronic… I thought I’d be back in the ring in April.” (quote courtesy of Corey Brennan)