All Elite Wrestling is losing another wrestler to the sidelines as one star is getting surgery today.
That star is Matt Sydal, known as Evan Bourne from his WWE run in 2008 to 2014. While with the company, he was a one-time tag team champion there with Kofi Kingston before finding success in NJPW, ROH, and TNA Wrestling.
He signed with AEW in 2020, debuting at All Out that year in the Casino Battle Royale, drawing in as the Joker. Sydal last wrestled on the May 22nd episode of Dynamite in a losing effort to Konosuke Takeshita.
As seen below, Sydal announced on Twitter/X that he will be undergoing a procedure on his right foot after 12 long and painful years.
He wrote, “After 12 years of suffering, I’m getting my right foot fixed today. The surgeon has to break and re-fuse three bones, and use hardware to set my toes into the joints. Thank you to @AEW and our Medical Staff for the care. Thanks to the fans who’ve stuck with me the whole time. Love you all! The best is yet to come…”
We wish him a speedy recovery.
After 12 years of suffering, I’m getting my right foot fixed today. The surgeon has to break and re-fuse three bones, and use hardware to set my toes into the joints. Thank you to @AEW and our Medical Staff for the care. Thanks to the fans who’ve stuck with me the whole time.… pic.twitter.com/qJN2mDmcDk
— Matt Sydal (@MattSydal) June 14, 2024
