Dustin Rhodes Targets March 2026 Return After Knee Surgery

Dustin Rhodes, the 56-year-old veteran wrestler for All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor, shared an optimistic update on his recovery from double knee replacement surgery, indicating a potential return to the ring in March 2026.

Rhodes underwent the procedure in August 2025, shortly after his last in-ring appearance on July 31 during an episode of AEW Collision. In that match, a street fight, he lost the AEW TNT Championship to Kyle Fletcher. The injury sidelined him immediately, forcing him to vacate two Ring of Honor titles he held at the time: the ROH World Tag Team Championship and the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, as part of the group known as The Sons of Texas alongside Marshall and Ross Von Erich.

The vacancies led to new champions being crowned at the ROH Death Before Dishonor event on August 29, 2025. La Facción Ingobernable, consisting of Rush and Sammy Guevara, captured the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Meanwhile, Shane Taylor Promotions, made up of Shane Taylor, Carlie Bravo, and Capt. Shawn Dean, won the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.

On November 7, 2025, Rhodes responded to a fan inquiry on social media about his knees, providing a candid...