AEW star Orange Cassidy reportedly suffered a shoulder injury during the “Face of the Revolution” ladder match at AEW Revolution. After taking some time off to heal, Cassidy would make his triumphant return on June 15th and set up a match against IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
Despite giving his best, Cassidy would fail to defeat Ospreay at the massive event. In an interview with the Absolute Geek podcast, Cassidy discussed his shoulder injury and said he was out to prove something when he returned to wrestle Ospreay.
“Well, I was hurt for a very long time. I had a type III AC separation in my left shoulder, and it hurt real bad, so I couldn’t really wrestle for a while. Then it’s like okay, and I decided to come back and wrestle Will Ospreay. I tried a little harder than I usually do in that match, especially because I, I don’t know. I don’t need to prove anything to anybody, but I know I can.”
“Every now and then, I like to show everybody and remind everybody what I can do when I feel like it. I have that luxury to just turn it on when I want to. I think I’m the only person that’s like 16 breakout matches because I get that every single time I have a wrestling match. It’s like people forgot, so I just wanted to remind everybody this is who Orange Cassidy was, and I think I was able to do that. I would have liked to win, but he’s pretty good.“
Orange Cassidy would get assistance from Katsuyori Shibata after Ospreay and Aussie Open tried attacking the AEW star after the match. Now that Cassidy is back in the fold, he’s sure to have more new challenges and opponents in the future.
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