Andrade El Idolo is back and on AEW Collision after suffering the first-ever injury of his 20+ year career! Andrade details his injury, surgery, rehab, and what it’s like to now be in the best shape of his life. He talks about his AEW Collision debut in a singles match against Buddy Matthews, how he found out, what it means to be a part of Collision, and the surprise welcome he received that first night back. He speaks to wrestling as a heel vs a babyface, getting his start in Mexico, and his decision to move to the United States. Plus, he shares stories from his big AEW Street Fight that saw him go through a flaming table, that crazy match against Rey Fenix, learning to do his wife’s infamous Figure Four leglock, and why ice cream is an important part of his diet on match days.
Andrade El Idolo on the AEW locker room:
“I’m friends with everybody. I respect everybody.”
Andrade El Idolo on his AEW Collision debut:
“When I left, I left as a heel, and when I came back [on AEW Collision], people were like, ‘welcome back! Welcome back!’ Oh thank you guys!”