Paul Wight: “I Had A Small Back Surgery Done A Couple Months Ago… I’m Not Ready To Hang Up The Boots Yet”

Paul Wight is looking to compete regularly.

Guest appearing on Notsam Wrestling Live! was Paul Wight. During the extensive chat, Wight was asked for an update on when he’ll be stepping back into the ring.

He shared that he had a back operation done a couple of months ago. He added that he loves AEW and he’s not going anywhere. Wight said he is not fully ready to step away from in-ring competition.

“Dude, I’m hoping — it’s just a week-by-week thing,” Wight said about an in-ring return. “I had a small back surgery done a couple months ago… You play long enough, the bill comes due. I’ve had a major surgery every frickin’ year! For about the past five — whether it’s a knee surgery or a hip surgery… I feel like that old pickup truck. Like, OK, what’s broken now? I work so hard so long that when I finally stopped, the springs fell off, the tires fell off. But, we’re excited about it. I’m working with the best people I can work with in South Florida. I got a lot of great people on the team. I’ve got great support medically. Tony Khan’s been extremely supportive, so we’re just plugging away. I don’t plan on going anywhere. I like being in AEW. So it’s just getting my sh*t together and getting ready, and also, bring a good product out. The last thing I’m gonna do is go out in that ring and have people go, aww, poor Paul. They should just kill him, like Old Yeller or something. We’re not gonna have that. If I’m not out there humping and bumping and getting after everything and slapping people’s souls out of their chest and carry that presence, then it’s time to hang up the boots so I’m not ready to hang up the boots yet. We’re still moving forward, there’s progress being made. Again, everything I’m dealing with now is mostly soft tissue, getting that stuff to work and you know, we’ll get that back and we’ll be in the ring. Trust me, I see the opportunity in AEW, I see the chances too. To have fun with the talent in the back, to entertain the fans, the financial gains for being able to compete at a more full-time schedule. Yeah, believe me, I’m salivating over here, 100 percent.”

Wight was a part of the AEW Full Gear Tailgate Brawl. He was on commentary for/got involved in the match that saw Big Boom A.J. and Q.T. Marshall defeat RPG Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta).

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