Dax Harwood's ass is still sore.
Harwood took a hellacious bump in the dog collar match against The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) at ROH Final Battle when he was superplexed off the top and onto a pile of chairs by Jay. The bump left Dax with, in his words, a "broken ass bone" that he's still working through.
Speaking on his FTR podcast with Matt Koon, Dax revealed that AEW doctor Michael Sampson didn't want Harwood working so soon after the bump, but Dax felt he had to.
"It's the most painful bump I've ever had. I still have a knot on my ass. All the way up to my lower back, I have a bruise that has completely covered my left buttcheek. Doc Sampson did not want me to go to Mexico to work. He wanted me to stay home. He told me that if this turned into a hematoma and if I took a bump the wrong way or if I fell on my ass or if I hit the rope or turnbuckle too hard and it exploded in my buttcheek, that the blood would explode in there, get into my muscle, and somehow that would make it tear way easier and it would require surgery that would keep me out for a very long time. I told, Doc,' I have to go. It's the right thing to do for Konnan, who has treated me so well. I want to do this for Dragon Lee and Dralistico. I'll take care of myself, I promise.' I hope he didn't watch the match because I promised I wouldn't hit the rope or the turnbuckle or take a bump and I did all three of those things and it hurt like hell, but I made it out and I was okay," he said.
Harwood noted that the flights to Mexico and back were tough on him.
ROH Final Battle took place on December 10. FTR (Harwood & Cash Wheeler) would wrestle the Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn) on the December 21 episode of AEW Dynamite before competing at AAA Gira Aniversario XXX Noche De Campeones on December 28.
FTR most recently wrestled at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, losing the IWGP Tag Team Titles to Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI). Fans can find full results from the show by clicking here.
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