Brian Cage and Lance Archer were meant to challenge Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin for the AEW Tag Team Championships at Dynasty. However, after Cage suffered an injury during an indie match with Chris Masters, plans had to change, and Big Bill and Bryan Keith took the challenger spot instead.
And now, despite the injury occurring less than a month ago, Cage has confirmed via an Instagram Story that he is already back in the gym and has additionally shown off the aftermath of his knee surgery, which certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted.
Cage debuted for AEW by winning the Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing in 2020 and immediately looked set to be one of the promotion’s top stars. Yet, subsequently, he would end up having a lengthy spell on the sidelines, which made it seem inevitable that he would exit the company once his deal expired. Still, this wouldn’t happen, as Tony Khan used his option to extend his contract and, since then, has been utilizing him for both AEW and its sister promotion, ROH, with the 41-year-old currently part of the Don Callis Family.
