Miro Speaks On How Hard It Is To Return From Injury Given AEW's Roster
Miro recently returned to AEW television after being gone since November, and he's opened up about how tough it is to reintegrate after missing a chunk of time like that. Following his departure from WWE in April of 2020, the former Rusev was one of the hottest free agents in professional wrestling. He debuted using a Twitch streamer gimmick but has since reemerged as The Redeemer.
This is more in line with how Miro has typically been portrayed on television. During his run in WWE, he was widely considered one of the most underutilized performers in the company. He had a tendency to make even the silliest of programs works, including but not limited to his amazingly fun Rusev Day run. He reappeared in AEW following his release, though, and after returning from his hamstring injury, is poised to fight for the All-Atlantic Championship at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
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Miro recently spoke to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful and spoke about how he ended up getting hurt and how tough it is to reemerge in AEW given how many great wrestlers there are on the roster. "I was doing a little movie. Then I got my hamstring a little tweaked. Then we got the call, I had to fly and do the Orange Cassidy match. I had this great opportunity for the world title. I took care of Orange Cassidy but I ripped my hamstring even further. And then knowing I had to come back a week later to fight Bryan Danielson, was maybe one of my biggest challenges so far in my career… I was barely walking and had a week to prepare for that match… after that match, my hamstring was done..." Miro spoke about how he knew his body needed time to heel, but noted that "I thought I was going to come back around
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