"Prayers up for Buddy Matthews," "That's horrible" - Fans concerned after the AEW star gives an unfortunate health update

AEW star Buddy Matthews was sidelined with an injury earlier this year and recently shared a disappointing update about his recovery. Fans have now reacted to the Hounds of Hell member's announcement on social media.

Matthews was last seen in action on February 15 at AEW Grand Slam Australia, where he unsuccessfully challenged Kazuchika Okada for his Continental Championship. Unfortunately, the Melbourne native sustained an ankle injury during his entrance for the match, which has kept him out of action even though the star was able to finish his bout.

Matthews has been on the mend since then. Unfortunately, during a recent Instagram live, the former AEW World Trios Champion revealed that his ankle was not healing at the pace he had anticipated and that it was still suffering from a lack of proper mobility. He also mentioned that he expected to be back inside the squared circle in April.

Wrestling fans quickly took to X/Twitter to send their prayers for Buddy Matthews, hoping for his quick recovery and eventual return to the ring. One user even suggested that The Best Kept Secret ought to modify his wrestling style based on his current physical condition to reduce the risk of future injuries.

"Dang it sucks not seeing him on TV. Hope he gets it sorted out soon," posted a user.

"So annoying how these little movements end up putting wrestlers on the shelf [crying face emoji]," posted another user.

"That's sounds awful,hope he can recover and back to the ring," said a tweet.

"Time to change it up, too big to be doing all that anyways," suggested a fan.

Sportskeeda Wrestling joins the rest of the wrestling world in wishing Matthews a very speedy recovery.

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Buddy Matthews' tag partner has been active on AEW television

Although Buddy Matthews has not performed inside an AEW ring for some time now, his tag partner and stablemate, Brody King, has continued to pursue his singles career in his absence. The powerhouse was in action this past Wednesday at Grand Slam Mexico, where he teamed with Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Templario, Atlantis Jr., and Atlantis to defeat Dax Harwood, Volador Jr., and The Don Callis Family in a massive 14-man tag bout.

It remains to be seen when Brody and Buddy will reunite on All Elite programming.