Kota Ibushi Updates Faster Femur Recovery

Kota Ibushi, a prominent wrestler with All Elite Wrestling, shared an optimistic update on his recovery from a broken femur this week, suggesting his return to the ring could come sooner than the two-year timeline initially projected by doctors.

The injury occurred during a match against Josh Alexander on an October episode of AEW Collision. Ibushi fell from Alexander's shoulders on the turnbuckle to the ringside area, prompting him to be stretchered out of the arena. He later confirmed the diagnosis of a fractured femur and underwent successful surgery shortly afterward. Ibushi was discharged from the hospital on October 21 and has since focused on rehabilitation, including relearning basic movements as his leg muscles recovered from atrophy.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Ibushi detailed his progress two months after the incident. "I suffered a serious injury. The doctor told me that it would take about two years for me to return to competition. It's been about two months since I was injured. However, it seems that I don't need that," he wrote. "But that doesn't mean I'll take any easy steps. This time, I really want to step into the wrestling ring. So please give me a...