Buddy Matthews Gives a Personal Update Amid Absence; Former AEW Champion Reacts

AEW star Buddy Matthews has been on the sidelines due to injury for a while. His latest update on the situation garnered a comment from a former world champion.

The aforementioned star is former AEW Women's World Champion Thunder Rosa. Buddy Matthews has been out of action since Grand Slam: Australia earlier this year, where he unexpectedly injured his ankle during his entrance. Despite that, he put on a spectacular showdown against Kazuchika Okada at the event.

The former WWE Superstar has been putting in the work to recuperate. He recently provided a health update, saying that his recovery has not been going at the pace he had envisioned. However, Matthews is still preparing for his in-ring return, regardless of his current status.

He recently took to his Instagram handle to share a workout video in the gym. Buddy Matthews was seen doing chest presses with heavy weights, but he revealed in the caption that he was not allowed to put any weight on his ankle, which was still in a brace, as seen in the video.

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“Right back at it again!” -UPDATE: Still no weight allowed but we do what we can with what we currently have! Haha."

This Instagram post attracted a reaction from top star Thunder Rosa, who dropped a comment. She seemed impressed by Matthews' will and wished him well in his recovery.

"Damnnnnnnnnnnn get better!"

Thunder Rosa's comment on Buddy Matthews' video (Image via Buddy Matthews' Instagram handle)

Buddy Matthews' partner recently became champion in AEW

While Buddy Matthews continues on his road to recovery, his Hounds of Hell partner, Brody King, has joined forces with a new teammate, Bandido. The duo competed in a three-way tag match against The Hurt Syndicate and FTR at the 2025 Forbidden Door event.

The duo put up a spectacular showdown and won the AEW World Tag Team Championship, ending The Hurt Syndicate's dominant title reign. With Brody King moving ahead with his new partner as champion, it remains to be seen if he will reunite with Buddy Matthews when he returns to All Elite Wrestling in the future.

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Nikunj is an AEW writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BArch graduate, but his 25+ years of fandom and desire to work in this industry led him to become a pro wrestling writer. When he writes, he uses the same passion, extensive knowledge, and keeping up-to-date with the wrestling world as his USPs.

Nikunj has four years of experience. He has conducted interviews with stars like Great Khali, RVD, Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, and Heath Slater. The first match he watched was between 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and The Rock. Interestingly, Nikunj's favorite wrestler is another historical rival of The Rock - John Cena. He has been a fan of Cena due to his Never Give Up attitude.

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