{"id":222620,"date":"2026-09-21T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222620"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:12:11","slug":"kota-ibushi-updates-injury-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/21\/kota-ibushi-updates-injury-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Kota Ibushi updates injury status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3059637258\" 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>AEW wrestler Kota Ibushi has posted a video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aew_kota_ibushi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AaYPQZI3P152DoMK0nAFdHr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> updating his injury status.<\/p>\n<p>Ibushi broke his femur during a match against Josh Alexander in October 2025. Since having surgery, he has had two additional operations on his leg with the most recent one coming last week when he had surgery to replace the plates in his leg.<\/p>\n<p>Ibushi posted a video today where he promised to return to the ring. The video started with a somber tone where he teased being done with wrestling. Ibushi said it wouldn&#8217;t be possible to make a comeback to the ring before the video changed to a happier tone with him announcing he has recovered from surgery. Ibushi admitted his leg isn&#8217;t in good shape, but vowed to return to wrestling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mv-first-video\" class=\"mv-video-target mv-video__featured mv-video__optimized ggnoads mv-video__embedded\" data-playlist-id=\"6886\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-automobile=\"true\" data-muted=\"true\" data-sticky=\"true\" data-autoinsert=\"true\" data-disable-jsonld=\"true\" data-video-placement-inited=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mv-ad-reporter-footer-sfyMiZ8KNnY3PXM9lZyS-141h0n07080s1h051o09120n0o0u121b\" class=\"mv-ad-reporter-footer mv-ad-reporter-active\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m completely recovered after just two days since the surgery!,&#8221; said Ibushi in his Instagram post. &#8220;Even though a comeback seems hopeless, I will definitely return to the ring. I don\u2019t know how many years it will take, but I will never give up. However, my leg is in pretty bad shape, so I\u2019m going to stop pushing myself as hard as I used to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kota Ibushi announced in 2025 that he had signed a two year contract extension with AEW.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-9-16-keller-zilem-talk-ospreay-mox-build-for-all-out-jericho-vs-nick-wayne-steven-borden-s-progress-more--75178823\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE POST-SHOW (9\/16): Keller &amp; Zilem talk Ospreay-Mox build for All Out, Jericho vs. Nick Wayne, Steven Borden's progress, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=75178823&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (9\/16) - AEW Dynamite w\/Keller &amp; Zilem\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRsog6JH6T8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3012227351\"><div id=\"pwtor-3731202721\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW wrestler Kota Ibushi has posted a video on his Instagram updating his injury status. Ibushi broke his femur during a match against Josh Alexander in October 2025. 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