Ahead of AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, it was reported that Swerve Strickland had been working through a torn meniscus dating back to 2019, following Forbidden Door to address the injury.
A new update from Bodyslam.net now states that Strickland is scheduled to undergo surgery on August 27th, Fightful.com also confirmed the news.
At Forbidden Door, Strickland challenged Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Unified Championship. After the match, Okada targeted Strickland’s injured knee. He pulled Strickland to the ring post, trapped his leg between the post and the steps, and drove a steel chair into the joint.
