Miro recently returned to AEW television after being gone since November, and he’s opened up about how tough it is to reintegrate after missing a chunk of time like that. Following his departure from WWE in April of 2020, the former Rusev was one of the hottest free agents in professional wrestling. He debuted using a Twitch streamer gimmick but has since reemerged as The Redeemer.
This is more in line with how Miro has typically been portrayed on television. During his run in WWE, he was widely considered one of the most underutilized performers in the company. He had a tendency to make even the silliest of programs works, including but not limited to his amazingly fun Rusev Day run. He reappeared in AEW following his release, though, and after returning from his hamstring injury, is poised to fight for the All-Atlantic Championship at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
Miro recently spoke to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful and spoke about how he ended up getting hurt and how tough it is to reemerge in AEW given how many great wrestlers there are on the roster. “I was doing a little movie. Then I got my hamstring a little tweaked. Then we got the call, I had to fly and do the Orange Cassidy match. I had this great opportunity for the world title. I took care of Orange Cassidy but I ripped my hamstring even further. And then knowing I had to come back a week later to fight Bryan Danielson, was maybe one of my biggest challenges so far in my career… I was barely walking and had a week to prepare for that match… after that match, my hamstring was done…” Miro spoke about how he knew his body needed time to heel, but noted that “I thought I was going to come back around January, we did those vignettes… when you fall out of the wheel of AEW, our roster is so stacked with great guys, great competitors, that I can’t even be offended by it.“
Miro said that the time away allowed him to heal and work on some acting roles, and there was just a natural fit with the All-Atlantic Championship being unveiled ahead of Forbidden Door. There was no malice in his comments whatsoever. Miro set to do battle in a fatal four-way match against PAC, Malakai Black, and Clark Connors. Connors is filling in for Tomohiro Ishii, who injured his knee recently.
It’s a bout that will be interesting because of the contrast of styles that will be in play. Connors is also a wild card, given his sudden addition to the Forbidden Door card. Odds are very much against him winning the All-Atlantic Championship, but given the high-profile nature of this match, he’ll be quite motivated to put on a good show. Miro told Sapp that he plans on winning regardless and is already thinking about who he’d like to defend the belt against.
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Source: Fightful