Taz Reveals He Needs 4 Joint Replacements

AEW announcer Taz has revealed that he requires surgery to have both of his knees and shoulders replaced.

The 56-year-old had a bruising in-ring career, noted for runs in ECW and WWE, but the Human Suplex Machine explained that these future procedures are not needed due to the wear and tear of actually wrestling.

Writing on X, Taz explained:

"Went to a highly acclaimed orthopedic surgeon yesterday to discuss my knee. It's been brutal for a couple of years, he did testing & X-rays on me. So, both of my shoulders & knees need to be replaced. 4 joints. I am not doing this right now. I'm gonna keep trying regenerative procedures & try to suck it up dealing with the pain. *This is NOT from bumps… It's from training too heavy like a caveman trying to be "big". I'm posting this for today's wrestlers, please be smarter, times have changed for the better!!".

Taz's full-time in-ring career came to an end in 2002, after which he transitioned into a permanent role behind the announce desk.

Last year, fellow ECW icon Rhino spoke about how he wanted to have a bigger angle with Taz when both were in the Philadelphia-based promotion.