AEW star Brian Cage’s road back to the ring has unfortunately gotten longer. “The Machine,” who has been out of action since March 2025 following two knee surgeries, revealed on social media that he must “go back under the knife” for a third procedure.
According to Cage’s statement, doctors discovered a new issue with his right knee while he was attempting to get medically cleared.
“I busted my ass and have done everything imaginable to come back as quick and as healthy as possible. That being said I have some news. News that nobody would want to hear. There is an issue on the operation I had on my right knee. I was fighting an uphill battle that no amount of therapy, modalities, stem cells, peptides, etc we’re going to fix. I have to go back under the knife for them to try to fix or correct the situation.”
Cage was open about the mental and emotional toll of this new setback.
“Being upset and depressed upon hearing this news is beyond an understatement. It’s maybe question a lot and bring a bond a bunch of doubt. I hate having this what was me mindset, and hopefully when they get in there it’s best case scenario. And even if it’s worst case, once we get this fixed and back on track I’ll pick up the pieces I’ll rebuild and become a better version of “the machine” once again.”
