Marko Stunt Knew About In-Ring Return Months Ago, ‘I Wouldn’t Be Doing It If I Wasn’t Teaming With Jack Perry’

Marko Stunt will make his in-ring return at Joey Janela’s Spring Break X when he teams with Jack Perry to take on KJ Orso & Sam Stackhouse.

Stunt announced his retirement in November 2024 due to health issues.

Speaking to Jeremy Lambert & SP3 on In The Weeds, Stunt was asked when the idea of his return match came together.

“A few months ago. Joey called me and pitched the idea. I wasn’t sure at that point if I was going to be able to do anything again, at all. Legitimately, the retirement was a real deal thing. Obviously, I’m back right now. I started wondering if there was a possibility of me doing it again. I went and got a couple extra opinions and had some doctors look at some stuff. I talked to them and they told me that it looked like something that we could work through, so I’ve been working through it. Right now, I feel okay. Feel good enough to beat up on KJ and Sam Stackhouse, with Jack in my corner. I plan to try and do some stuff after. Joey called me with an idea, not necessarily the full idea. A couple of months ago, I started honing in. I knew what was coming and what the potential was, but realistically, I wouldn’t be doing it at all if it had not been with Jack. If Jack and I were not tagging, I wouldn’t be returning. I wouldn’t have even considered it,” he said.

Perry showed up at GCW Maniac, saving Stunt from an attack by KJ and Stackhouse.

Asked if he had hinted to Joey about potentially returning, Stunt said, “We were talking one night and I was just like, ‘Man, I miss it. I miss not being involved anymore.’ That kind of sparked some talks. ‘What if?’ I’m like, ‘I doubt it,’ but those what ifs? Ended up spiraling. Brett (Lauderdale) contacted me and set everything up. I did the whole retirement speech and bawled like a baby because it was real to me. I didn’t know if it was going to be a one-off. Right now, it’s not. I knew about it a couple of months ago and with it all coming to fruition now, I’m excited.”

Janela’s Spring Break X takes place on April 17. The event will air on TrillerTV+.

Fans can watch the full interview with Marko Stunt in the video above.