Elijah has not been in the ring for several months, but he’s hopeful that changes soon.
WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard spoke with Elijah to promote TNA’s upcoming television tapings in Orlando and El Paso. During the conversation, Elijah was asked how his recovery from a torn triceps was progressing.
Elijah suffered the injury on the June 17 episode of NXT in a six-man tag team match against AJ Francis, Trick Williams and Wes Lee. Elijah, Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura picked up the win, but the triceps injury resulted in TNA estimating he would be sidelined for at least six months.
“I was on NXT TV a little over three months ago, wrestling against Trick Williams. I jumped off of the top rope, I landed in a bad way and I tore my tricep right off the bone. So I’ve got myself a nice little scar here now and a screw in my arm. Which, it is what it is in wrestling, but yeah, the rehab is coming along well.
“At [Bound For Glory], I was healthy enough to smash somebody with a guitar, so that was fun,” Elijah said. “I had to test [my arm out], see if it could handle it.”
Elijah hopes he gets cleared to compete soon
“I’m feeling pretty good right now. But ultimately, it’s a surgeon and doctor call for me,” he continued. “I am supposed to see them relatively soon. I’ve told them I want to be good to go by Orlando in, what do we got here, about three weeks? But again, it’s not ultimately my call.
“If that was the case, if they gave me the go-ahead, I’m by in the mix and I’m good to go. And if not by Orlando, I’d love to do it by El Paso. And I think I’m at least healthy enough to play a song or smash somebody with a guitar if I have to.”
TNA will be in Orlando, Florida, from November 13-15 and in El Paso, Texas from December 5-7. Tickets for each event are on sale now.
Our full interview with Elijah will be released on WrestleZone soon.
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