Overview

• On Aug. 27, Strickland posted “Success” on X and shared Instagram images of a bandaged knee following the operation.
• Fightful reported the surgery was successful after earlier reports indicated he was targeting a Wednesday procedure.
• The torn meniscus dates back to 2019, which he managed in-ring before choosing to address it after the recent event.
• AEW wove the injury into London’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, where Kazuchika Okada won the AEW Unified title and targeted the knee in a post-match angle.
• The segment functioned as his on-screen exit with Wardlow returning to join the Don Callis Family, and no return timetable has been announced.