Considering a few of the things he did in the course of the Brisbane Brawl at AEW’s Grand Slam Australia event, fans could be forgiven in considering that Cope is not coming off the back of a serious injury. Nevertheless, despite breaking his tibia back at AEW Double or Nothing 2024, the Rated-R Superstar continues to be acting at the highest of his game despite being closer to the top of his profession than the beginning. During a recent appearance on “Wrestle Radio Australia,” Cope revealed how he’s in a position to work through the troubles of probably re-injuring himself, with Cope stating that he simply tries to not give it some thought.
“With any injury, I do not really take into consideration them. Like once I come back…I’ve put the work in before you see me within the ring. So for me, that is already months past, so by the point I get back, I’m just on instinct. I’m not even considering of a leg or anything.” Cope revealed that after his third match back, his wife, Beth Phoenix, asked him how his leg was, to which he admitted that he hadn’t even thought of it.
So far as how he recovered from his injury so quickly, Cope revealed that he looks on the recovery process more as a challenge to finish reasonably than something that would potentially drag him down mentally. “I take a look at injuries as challenges,” Cope said. “I attempt to reframe them versus this type of demoralizing thing. It’s like ‘okay, yet another to return back from, and yet another to prove I can work through these items. I take some pride in that ? I don’t need to get injured, nevertheless it’s a part of what we do. Find me a wrestler who’s never been injured, inconceivable.”
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