About this episode
Ortiz discusses his journey back to AEW, including his injury recovery and coaching aspirations.
Ortiz joins AEW Unrestricted to talk about the nearly two-year journey that led him back to AEW television. He breaks down the torn pectoral injury from January 2024, multiple surgeries, the mental lows of rehab, and how changing his mindset reshaped his approach to wrestling, training, and life. Ortiz also discusses returning at Worlds End Zero Hour to help Eddie Kingston, rebuilding confidence through dark matches and indie work, stepping into a coaching role backstage, launching seminars and a future wrestling school with Eddie, and why his Rampage match with Eddie Kingston vs. Takeshita and Jun Akiyama stands out as a career favorite. AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. The AEW SP Game Used set is out now – packed with autographs, tech cards, and real match-used relics. Get it today! https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Ortiz
Topics covered
- wrestling comeback
- injury recovery
- mental health
- coaching
- indie wrestling
- AEW events
Keywords
- Ortiz
- AEW
- injury
- rehab
- Eddie Kingston
- wrestling school
- dark matches
- confidence
Sponsors
Upper Deck
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AEW
Products: AEW SP Game Used set
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