Dustin Rhodes Provides Update on His Return Status

Former AEW TNT Champion Dustin Rhodes’ return to weekly programming is on the horizon. The wrestler has been away from in-ring action since July 2025. Rhodes took time off to undergo double-knee replacement surgeries, which he successfully underwent last August.

In a recent conversation with Fox News Digital, Dustin Rhodes revealed that he’ll probably return to action in two or three weeks.

“I just had double knee replacements. So, they’re brand-new knees. They’re feeling pretty good. It’s a little tired today from all the walking—this [dog competition building] is such a huge venue. But probably two weeks, three weeks, I’ll be back—TBS, TNT, HBO Max,” he said.

Dustin’s most recent match took place on the July 31, 2025, episode of AEW Collision. The Natural defended the TNT Championship, which he had won at All In: Texas earlier that month, against Kyle Fletcher in a Chicago Street Fight. Fletcher would ultimately emerge victorious in the violent bout.

You can relive the Chicago Street Fight between Rhodes and Fletcher below: