It was a long year for Andrade El Idolo as he had been out of action since September due to torn pec and got surgery in November.
He was also sent home by AEW in October after he was involved in a backstage fight with Sammy Guevara.
Andrade made his in-ring return on June 15 in Mexico at the Olimpico Laguna Arena in a three-way bout against Cibernetico and Psycho Clown.
Two days before he returned to action for AEW when he beat Buddy Matthews on the premiere episode of AEW Collision. The following week, he went over Brody King by DQ.
As seen below on Twitter and Instagram, Andrade showed off his body transformation from over the last year.
In the Twitter post, he wrote, “July 2022 to July 2023!! injury in August 2022 and my operation was in November 2022. It was a long recovery process but I am back and this is only the beginning. A great future awaits me. I remember if you want it you can! #Andrade #Elidolo #RealLatinoMan #Tranquilo.”
July 2022 to July 2023!! injury in August 2022 and my operation was in November 2022. It was a long recovery process but I am back and this is only the beginning. A great future awaits me. I remember if you want it you can!#Andrade #Elidolo #RealLatinoMan #Tranquilo 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/6nF40FKSEu
— “EL IDOLO” ANDRADE (@AndradeElIdolo) July 4, 2023
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