Ospreay doesn't shoulder the invasive burden of surgery alone. He credited a unified AEW locker room for supporting him, and specifically named Adam Copeland (formerly WWE's Edge) as his confidant. Copeland overcame a career-ending neck injury that kept him sidelined for nine years.

Also: Kazuchika Okada defeats Swerve Strickland to defend the AEW Unified Championship, and Jon Moxley's Death Riders fall short in a wild main event.

AEW returned to pay-per-view Sunday with its annual co-promoted Forbidden Door pay-per-view featuring stars from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.