NXT superstar Kona Reeves was recently a guest on Dan Math’a ‘Spark in the Dark’ podcast, where he revealed that he had surgery back in March for a torn labrum in his shoulder.
“I am, I am [getting ready to make a comeback]. Been out for about, what is it? I got surgery March 14th. My last match was with you [Dan Matha],” Reeves said (transcription via Andrew Thompson of Post Wrestling).
“I had five anchors put inside of there. I was taking a clothesline in the six-man that we were in, over the top rope and I was coming down. My shoulder hit the apron pretty hard and just whoop. Popped out and I could tell right away. I remember you came up to me and you’re like, ‘Yo! Kona! What’s up man? You good?’ I’m like, ‘Nah dude, I think my shoulder’s out.’”
Reeves went on to say that he’ll be able to get back into the ring to train in about a month, and should be cleared to return in two months. He also touched on the fact that his surgery came at an opportune time, thanks to the fact that professional wrestling has largely been happening without any fans.
“So it was the best time to have the surgery done. I mean I wish I didn’t have it because I feel like I would flourish right now, how they’re filming RAW, SmackDown, NXT because there’s no fans in there and there’s all these people — I feel like my entertainment would flourish in this environment because you get to see more of me,” he said. “With no fans, you get to actually hear me talking in the ring, you get to see who I really am. That’s what I think is really cool with no fans in there. You get to really see somebody come out and you get to hear them talk on TV because there’s not that many fans screaming, they’re not making much noise. It’s more intimate I would say.”
