AEW's Kris Statlander Recovering Following ACL Surgery

A length recovery period awaits the 'Galaxy's Greatest Alien.'

Kris Statlander
AEW

All Elite Wrestling's Kris Statlander is in recovery following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, as announced by 'The Galaxy's Greatest Alien' herself.

Statlander tweeted the following on Tuesday:-

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This came following a tweet the previous day confirming she was going under the knife.

Statlander was teaming with Hikaru Shida to face Penelope Ford and Nyla Rose on AEW Dynamite's 10 June episode when she was hurt, suffering the torn ACL while diving onto Kip Sabian, who was on the outside of the ring. News that she had hurt herself broke a few days later, with Statlander confirming the severity of her injury.

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Torn ACLs typically come with a recovery time of around nine months. Fingers crossed that Statlander is able to make a speedy recovery.

AEW's women's division is in flux as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, which prevents foreign wrestlers like Riho and Bea Priestley from travelling to the United States. Statlander joins Britt Baker on the treatment table, leaving the scene shorthanded, though Baker has remained on television in a non-wrestling role.

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Unranked Diamante faces Shida for the AEW Women's Championship on tonight's Dynamite.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.