{"id":14008,"date":"2016-03-23T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14008"},"modified":"2016-03-23T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T20:51:31","slug":"matt-taven-injury-update-potential-return-timeframe-knee-damage-bennett-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/23\/matt-taven-injury-update-potential-return-timeframe-knee-damage-bennett-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Taven Injury Update &#8211; potential return timeframe, knee damage, Bennett in TNA, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1332207928\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Injured ROH star Matt Taven says he is &#8220;realistically a couple months away from wrestling&#8221; again after suffering multiple knee injuries at the &#8220;Final Battle&#8221; PPV in December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had just got back from the gym when I got my MRI results, and the doctor told me that I should sit down\u2013then proceeded to tell me that I wouldn\u2019t wrestle for another year-and-a-half. I\u2019ve gone to three doctors, and I found the best surgeon in Boston and it looks more like nine months. My injury is a little bit different, but I\u2019m hoping to be back this fall,&#8221; Taven told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/03\/23\/week-wrestling-cryme-tyme-kevin-owens-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Justin Barrasso in a new interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taven said he damaged his knee even further by continuing to wrestle in the ROH Tag Title match against War Machine at Final Battle after the initial injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Continuing that match to the point where I ruptured my meniscus is the reason for the second surgery, and it\u2019s going to cost me a couple more months of my career. I couldn\u2019t walk for the first six weeks after the surgery because the meniscus was sutured back together and I needed to give it time to heal. It was pretty brutal, and I\u2019ll never take walking for granted again,&#8221; Taven said.<\/p>\n<p>As for his future in pro wrestling, Taven said he&#8217;s paying attention to what former Kingdom tag partner Mike Bennett is doing in TNA. Taven hinted that he&#8217;s\u00a0not sure where he will end up after being cleared to wrestle again later this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People don\u2019t know this, but when Mike started at 15, his first independent name was the &#8216;Miracle&#8217; Mike Bennett. The only thing Mike\u2019s ever needed was an opportunity, and he and Maria are making the most of it. I text him all the time when the show airs, and he\u2019s loving it, so I couldn\u2019t be happier for him. 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