{"id":261480,"date":"2026-09-08T00:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/buddy-matthews-drops-cryptic-message-amid-very-uncertain-aew-future\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T00:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T00:21:01","slug":"buddy-matthews-drops-cryptic-message-amid-very-uncertain-aew-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/buddy-matthews-drops-cryptic-message-amid-very-uncertain-aew-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddy Matthews drops cryptic message amid very uncertain AEW future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5214609\" data-slug-id=\"2833464\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AEW star Buddy Matthews has been one of the most agile stars in the company. Unfortunately, an injury has kept the beloved star off TV for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The former AEW World Trios Champion hasn&#8217;t been seen in the Jacksonville-based promotion for over eighteen months. He injured his foot at Grand Slam Australia last year in February when he challenged Kazuchika Okada for the Continental Championship. Buddy Matthews hasn&#8217;t been seen on TV since getting injured. Fortunately, a few weeks ago, the absent star announced that he will be ready to wrestle soon and is already scheduled to go on tour next month. Interestingly, his AEW return is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Buddy Matthews took to Instagram and posted a cryptic message with a video of him working out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everything on my end is handled. The rest belongs to whoever\u2019s holding the phone,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Rhea Ripley talks about Buddy Matthews&#8217; rehab<\/h2>\n<p>The Eradicator has helped her husband throughout his injury. While speaking on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5u8wtyaVNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">What&#8217;s Your Story? With Steph McMahon<\/a><\/em>, Rhea Ripley revealed that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-rhea-ripley-provides-an-update-on-buddy-matthews-after-the-aew-star-does-not-return-at-double-nothing-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">trained with Budd Matthews<\/a> when the AEW star was trying to train in the ring during rehab.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cEvery now and then (her &amp; Buddy train in the ring together). He\u2019s still starting to get back into the ring stuff because he got injured over a year ago in February when they (AEW) went to Australia. So he got injured then, so he\u2019s just started getting back into the ring now, and he\u2019s just trying to rehab it and see what he can do. So he\u2019ll get in, and we\u2019ll run the ropes. I\u2019ve been teaching him some rolls, since the boys class didn\u2019t do as many rolls as the girls class apparently\u2026 We\u2019ve been getting in a little bit. Also, I get nervous about getting hurt, especially these days, because I\u2019m always on the road, I\u2019m always doing stuff. I want to stay sharp, but I also don\u2019t want to get beat up more than I get beat up,&#8221; he said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It will be interesting to see when the former AEW World Trios Champion will return to the company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Tejas Pagare<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-buddy-matthews-drops-cryptic-message-amid-uncertain-aew-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEW star Buddy Matthews has been one of the most agile stars in the company. 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