Andrade El Idolo discusses his time on the shelf from a torn pec.
In September 2022, Andrade would begin his time on the shelf with a torn pectoral muscle. He would return on the first episode of AEW Collision in June.
Since then, Andrade has been a staple of the Saturday night show, and has had a feud with The House Of Black that culminated in an incredible ladder match between Andrade and Buddy Matthews.
Speaking on AEW Unrestricted, Andrade commented on his recovery from surgery and return.
“It’s hard. It’s hard because it was my first surgery,” he said. “Mentally, you need to have a lot of patience. It’s very hard because before that, I would say, ‘I am a man.’ You can do little weights. After surgery, you’re continually working with your elbow. You start working with your elbow because the tendon and elbow are so tight. You work with your elbow, with your shoulder, you put the weight, one pound, five pounds, you can believe. You say before, ‘this is so easy’ now it’s ‘all this pain. I can’t do it.’ It’s so hard.”
Asked about getting into top physical shape for his return, Andrade said, “It depends on what I want. I was lean, so I put more weight on my body. I was so skinny when I was 13 or 14 years old. I was skinny and I thought, ‘I need to be big.’ My mentality was ‘all the cool wrestlers look big.’ After surgery, my weight was 260. Now, I’m 230, 235. I just workout, less carbs, less sodium. When you’re so lean, you need a little sugar. Just a little. Not every day.”
Andrade El Idolo
Andrade has not wrestled since July 29th but featured on last week’s Collision in a backstage segment where he was watching the action closely.
H/T to Fightful
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