Alex Hammerstone Provides Injury Update, Dustin Rhodes May Not Retire This Year

It was previously reported here on eWn that MLW World Champion Alex Hammerstone had suffered some kind of injury (most likely a pulled groin) at MLW War Chamber.

Earlier today, Hammerstone took to Twitter to confirm the injury and revealed that he suffered a torn abductor muscle, which is located in the thigh. He wrote,

“So yeah… anyway.. I did recently suffer an injury. A torn adductor muscle. I’ll be cleared and ready to get back in the ring the weekend of may 12-14 and have the weekend open for bookings. Ps: I wish my leg was always this big.”

So yeah… anyway.. I did recently suffer an injury. A torn adductor muscle.

I’ll be cleared and ready to get back in the ring the weekend of may 12-14 and have the weekend open for bookings.

Ps: I wish my leg was always this big pic.twitter.com/LVlayRNxUZ

— Hammerstone (@alexhammerstone) April 28, 2023

During a recent appearance on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, AEW veteran Dustin Rhodes said that he may not hang up his boots at the end of this year and is keeping his options open. Rhodes previously stated that 2023 would be the last of his 35-year career. He said,

“When you are 35 years in the business, and you’re working pretty steadily on a television basis for so long, your body takes a toll, and I’ve had a lot of surgeries. My knees are getting bad, and it may be me saying ‘maybe enough’s enough.’ But to answer you honestly? I don’t know. Could I sign another contract at the end of this term here with Tony and go on with less matches, few and far between, some special, special things that come along down the pike? Yes. Could I do it 365 days anymore? No, I couldn’t. But we don’t do that anymore, so it’s changed dramatically over the years. It’s not like the olden days in the WWF, where we’re on the road 60 days in a row, then you’re home for three and you’re back out for 30. It was a crazy time schedule back then, and there’s a lot more time home now. I still love the business, so it hasn’t left me yet, so I can’t really say ‘Hey man, this might be it.’“

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