AEW wrestler Ortiz undergoes successful pec surgery

AEW wrestler Ortiz is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery for a torn pec.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Ortiz revealed that he's undergone successful pec surgery. He wrote: "Pec surgery was a success!! Queue up Rocky training montage!"

Ortiz discussed the injury during an episode of Isiah Kassidy's vlog that was uploaded over the weekend.

"it was just from a clothesline," Ortiz said. "I tore my pec from a clothesline."

When asked how long he would be out of action, Ortiz said the expected recovery time is four months.

Ortiz hasn't wrestled since teaming with Eddie Kingston in a loss to Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli on AEW Collision this January. He was supposed to be in action for Ethan Page's Alpha-1 Wrestling in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in March. But due to his injury, Ortiz appeared as a commentator and special guest referee instead.

That January match on Collision was Ortiz's first time wrestling for AEW since October 2023, when he lost to his former tag team partner Mike Santana in a no DQ match.

It was confirmed last month that Santana has departed AEW.