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Former Ring of Honor World Champion Rush will make his in-ring return on this Saturday’s AEW Collision and there’s some exclusive details from our Bryan Alvarez regarding his decision to skip surgery.

In late-November, AEW head Tony Khan revealed Rush wasn’t medically cleared due to a knee injury and had to be pulled from a planned match with ROH World Champion Bandido. Shortly thereafter, Alvarez reported that Rush had been dealing with the injury for years and he almost certainly needed to undergo surgery.

On Thursday, Alvarez stated that Rush was sent to an NFL doctor who told him he could either get surgery and be out for a considerable amount of time or do three months of “hard rehab” and see how he felt.

“Apparently, rehab went well as he returned last night and told people the knee felt great,” Alvarez wrote.

Rush’s brother Dralistico also took time off at the same to recover from two ear injuries. The brothers will be part of a four-way tag team match in Tucson, Arizona, this Saturday on Collision which will also feature Private Party, The Swirl and The Outrunners.

Dralístico had surgery today.

The LFI member suffered an injury to his ear in two different matches recently. He worked through it for a period but was eventually told he’d need surgery to fix it.

Dralistico revealed on Wednesday that he’s having the surgery today, writing, “The day has arrived. 🚑🏥 #AEW”

Dralístico hasn’t wrestled since the October 29 episode of Collision, when he teamed with Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos in a loss to Komander, Roderick Strong, and Mark Briscoe.

Bryan Alvarez addressed Dralistico’s injury last month, writing, “Dralistico suffered injuries to his ear in two different matches. He also worked through it since he was hoping to get regular work on the main roster, but eventually it became too painful and he was told he’d need surgery to fix it.”

Dralístico’s brother and LFI stablemate Rush is also out of action and expected to have surgery. He had been working through knee injuries he’s been dealing with for years. As a result of the injury, Rush and Sammy Guevara vacated the ROH Tag Team Championships and Rush was removed from the lineup for Final Battle.

Dralistico’s social media post is below:

On Monday, Rush posted a photo of him by a set of free weights at the gym:

Image: AEW

The following contains spoilers for this Saturday’s AEW Collision.

After being away for a few months, former Ring of Honor World Champion Rush made his return to AEW Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama, flanked by his brother, Dralistico.

In a match taped for this Saturday’s Collision, Rush became Max Caster’s first entry for his open challenge series. It was his first singles bout since last August and he picked up the victory convincingly. Afterward, he argued with LFI member The Beast Mortos.

The 36-year-old was last seen competing in a tag team match on the November 14th Collision as he and Mortos lost to Caster & Anthony Bowens in a Full Gear Tag Team title qualifying match. Fightful Select reported earlier this month that Rush and Mortos were originally supposed to win, but there was heat on them after Rush got physical with Richard Holliday on Rampage that same week as Holliday was being tended to by medical personnel.

Dralistico hasn’t competed in AEW since the October 30th Rampage where he, Rush and Mortos were victorious in a trios match. His in-ring return date is still unknown.

AEW mentioned the brothers in passing in early-December, saying they were home “dealing with family matters.”