Kris Statlander Undergoes Surgery For Knee Injury
Kris Statlander has undergone surgery.
On August 13, Statlander posted an Instagram video where she confirmed she had a “completely torn ACL and lateral meniscus” and would need surgery.
On September 7, Statlander posted a photo of herself from the hospital, confirming she had undergone surgery.
I must’ve been thinking of you when I got injured, because you make my knees weak. Xoxo pic.twitter.com/MlX4UhYMwY
— Kris Statlander (@callmekrisstat) September 7, 2022
Coming this fall@callmekrisstat stars in ACL surgery 2, return of the meniscus pic.twitter.com/t8jekfHBV9
— Caleb, now with 50% more Cs (@CalebKonley) September 7, 2022
On an August episode of AEW Road To, Statlander said she expected to be out for six to eight months following surgery.
“So recovery time, it’s about six-to-eight months post-operation,” she said. “Once we got the MRI, we were hoping it was just a meniscus tear. That would have either been a few weeks to three months, at most. But now that we know the ACL is completely torn, that’s the one you don’t want to get, children. So if you ever think about blowing out your knees, don’t tear your ACL, because it’s the long one. So it could be six-to-eight months. Hopefully, closer to six, considering I know what I have to do, I’ve done this before I came back. bigger, better, more galactic, stronger than ever. I’m going to just take this opportunity to do that one more time because I fall down two times and get up three. So, I’m just trying to stay positive, gotta make the jokes. It’s the only way you get through it… Whenever my return is, I’m really looking forward to being able to feel it in the crowd. So, thank you all for supporting me through this time.”
Statlander last wrestled against Sierra on the August 5 AEW Dark tapings, which is when the injury occurred. She was ranked second in the official AEW rankings on August 3.
Fightful would like to wish Statlander all the best in her recovery.
