Kevin Owens has provided a health update for the fans regarding the neck surgery that resulted in him missing WrestleMania.
At the start of April, Kevin Owens broke the news that he needed neck surgery and would be out of action indefinitely. Many were concerned by the news given the severity of the injury and sent well wishes to the former Universal Champion.
Following the announcement, it was reported that Owens had undergone neck surgery, which was later debunked by other sources. Providing an update to the fans on social media, Owens confirmed that he has not had surgery yet and is still waiting for a date to have the procedure:
“We don’t have a surgery date yet, I have not had surgery yet, despite reports on the contrary. We’re still going to try to figure out what the best way to go about it all is, exactly what needs to be done. So we’re going to figure that out still. There was a lot of uncertainty, but hopefully in the next few weeks we get clarity and we do the surgery and then we go from there.”
“I don’t know what’s happening with my neck. So, we’ll figure it out.”
Owens also spoke about his memorable main roster debut in an angle with John Cena, which took place 10 years ago:
“This morning I was reminded that 10 years ago today I showed up on Raw for the first time to answer John Cena’s Open Challenge. And that night changed my life forever, changed my career.”
“Now 10 years later, I’m not where I want to be because I wish I was in the ring performing, having matches, contributing. That’s not the case, unfortunately, because of this neck injury. But still, I have to say the last 10 years have been just so amazing. So many amazing moments in the ring, out of the ring, so many amazing people that I’ve had the chance to get to know. I’m just so grateful for all of it.”
Who Was Kevin Owens Set To Face At WrestleMania 41?
After hitting a piledriver on Randy Orton in late 2024, KO was set to go one-on-one with The Viper in Las Vegas. However, due to the injury, Orton was left without an opponent and presented an open challenge for Mania, which was answered by Joe Hendry. Orton defeated the TNA World Champion in what was also his 20th WrestleMania appearance.
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