Bronson Reed suffers Talus fracture at WarGames with limited mobility

Bronson Reed said he suffered a severe ankle fracture at last year’s Survivor Series WarGames that sidelined him for months, and he has described a grueling recovery that left him unable to expect full mobility in his right foot. The Australian wrestler spoke about the injury and his return in recent interviews, saying the break occurred after a top‑of‑the‑cage dive and that he was reassured by WWE chief content officer Triple H during the early, uncertain weeks of rehabilitation.

Reed told Rolling Stone and discussed the injury on Raw Recap that the talus bone in his right ankle was split in two. “I broke my Talus bone completely in half. It separated and went apart,” he said, adding that he kept his foot elevated for three months, suffered leg atrophy and had to relearn how to walk, run and jump. Reed said everyday movement remains painful but that once he is in the ring he can perform without thinking about the pain. He also acknowledged that he will never have 100 percent mobility in the injured foot.

The injury occurred during the WarGames match, when Reed dove off the top of the cage and instinctively put his foot down on impact. He said doctors initially did not suspect a...