Kevin Owens is optimistic about his return to the ring after neck surgery.
Owens has been sidelined with a neck injury since April. The WWE Superstar announced he was taking time off to recover from the injury, which required surgery to repair. As a result, Owens’ WrestleMania 41 match with Randy Orton was cancelled, and Owens is expected to miss a significant amount of time while he recovers.
Owens provided an update on his neck during a recent appearance at Nascar’s 2025 Coke Zero Sugar 400 event in Daytona, Florida. Owens said he needed neck fusion surgery, but doctors weren’t sure how serious the issue was at first.
“I needed neck fusion. It was very stressful going into it, because we weren’t really sure how severe the fusion was going to be, how many levels, all this stuff. Thankfully, [the fusion] ended up only being one level, which is the best-case scenario for something like this. But, the surgery was successful, I had a great doctor,” Owens said.
Kevin Owens is hopeful that the surgery will result in his in-ring return. However, he noted that there’s no guarantee he comes back yet.
“The thing is, now, we have to see how the bones fuse, and there’s no guarantee that it’s gonna work,” Owens continued. “Some guys had success, some guys didn’t. Fingers crossed I get to come back to wrestling in the next year. Really don’t know, though. My goal is to come back, hopefully that’s what happens.”
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WWE Superstar Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) details his neck surgery he had last month, his timetable and next steps in his recovery, and how he has been enjoying his time away from the ring. pic.twitter.com/hT9eUlMAPR
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