Taz recently underwent knee replacement surgery. The AEW commentator has opened up about the procedure and his recovery.
Speaking during an appearance on The Infamous Smoke Show, Taz said that he tried to do everything he could to avoid getting the surgery. However, he said that his ability to walk was too hampered by it, so he had to do it. (H/t Fightful)
“I tried everything…I’m 57, right, so I wanted to wait until I was 65 to get the replacement,” Taz said. “I just could wait. It was just brutal. I couldn’t go to work, I couldn’t walk in an arena backstage. I couldn’t walk in airports. You go to make a connection flight, and I got too much pride to get wheeled around. I’m just not gonna do that. Yeah, whatever. I got my own f—–g issues, right?”
As for his recovery, Taz said that he’s still in the process of doing physical therapy three days a week. He also said that his arthritis is “gone.” Taz also recommended the surgery to anyone who needs it.
“The knee replacement thing, I’m recovering. I’m doing a lot of physical therapy now, three days a week. I do a lot of home therapy too,” Taz said. “You gotta really work out that prosthetic and the quad and all that. I was always nervous to get it done, but I’m only five weeks out, and if you need it, get it done because I already feel relief. The arthritis is gone. It’s nice.”
WrestleZone wishes Taz well in his recovery, and we will provide more information as it becomes available.
