Returns from injury have always been a positive thing in wrestling, but these wrestlers surprised everyone in how quickly they came back to the ring.

Injuries are the most unfortunate part of wrestling. As much planning and communication wrestlers have prior and during their matches, there's always a risk of something going wrong, most resulting in serious injuries, sidelining wrestlers for a certain period of time.

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However, there is an upside to this: the triumphant return of a wrestler after recovering from their injury. Some take a long time, but others manage to beat the odds and come back earlier than expected. Returns from injury have always been a positive thing in wrestling, but these wrestlers surprised everyone in how quickly they came back to the ring.

The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta Zero Miedo) were defending their AEW Tag Team Titles against Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) on the January 5th, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, where Rey Fenix dislocated his elbow after taking a chokeslam by Luchasaurus through a table and landing on the floor.

Fenix would be sidelined for almost five months, recovering from the injury, but on the April 27th episode of Dynamite, Fenix made his shocking return, helping Death Triangle's assault on the House of Black.

John Cena has been one of the most to come back from injury in WWE. One of those injuries came in the form of a torn pectoral muscle during a match with Mr. Kennedy on an episode of RAW in 2007.

It was expected that Cena would miss a sizable amount of time in the ring, but in the 2008 Royal Rumble, he surprised everyone by making his return just four months later.

Triple H is known for powering through injuries and finishing his matches. One of those instances was in the first ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series 2002 for the World Heavyweight title.

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During the match, Rob Van Dam was attempting to perform the 5-Star-Frog-Splash from the top of a chamber pod, but he landed awkwardly, crushing Triple H's throat in the process. Somehow, Triple H was able to finish the match and only missed several weeks of in-ring action.

Kurt Angle is one of the most talented in-ring performers in wrestling history. Unfortunately, his career was also riddled with various neck injuries, since his days as an amateur Olympic wrestler.

On the road to WrestleMania 19, Angle was set to defend the WWE Title against Brock Lesnar in the main event. Prior to the match, Angle was told of a procedure to help heal his neck that didn't require surgery. Angle managed to compete at 'Mania and drop the title to Lesnar, and was out for several weeks only after the medical procedure.

In the 70s, Ric Flair was a rising star in the NWA, honing the persona of the "Nature Boy" that would propel him to legendary status. This all almost came to a screeching halt in October 1975.

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Flair and a few other wrestlers were in a severe plane crash that caused the Nature Boy to suffer a broken back and various other injuries. Doctors were certain that was the end of Flair's career as a pro wrestler, but miraculously, he returned six months later to capture the Mid-Atlantic title.

Joey Mercury suffered one of the most gruesome on-screen injuries in WWE. At Armageddon 2006, Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro competed in a Fatal-4-Way ladder match for the tag team championship against The Hardy Boyz, Dave Taylor and William Regal, and Paul London and Brian Kendrick.

During a spot in the match, Jeff Hardy performed a leg drop on a ladder that catapulted up, hitting Mercury in the face, shattering his nose. Somehow, someway, Mercury returned to the ring only weeks later.

This is the second time Triple H has torn a quad muscle, this time, it was on the right side. Exactly five years after returning from his left quad injury, the DX duo of Triple H and Shawn Michaels faced off against Rated RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) at New Year's Revolution, 2007.

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Apparently, Triple H's quad gave out in the start of the match, but he still finished it because that's just the kind of competitor he was. The recovery process took seven months, one less from his previous recovery on the left quad.

This was the injury that changed Stone Cold's career. At SummerSlam 1997, Stone Cold Steve Austin faced Owen Hart for the Intercontinental title. During the match, Hart set up Austin for a piledriver, but Austin's head was a few inches too low to be protected and took the devastating move at full force.

Stone Cold was paralyzed for a few moments, but managed to finish the match in clumsy fashion, rolling up Owen with minimal effort to win the title. Austin returned three months later to in-ring action at Survivor Series 1997, capping off a white-hot run.

Former AEW Tag Team champion Luchasaurus suffered an injury during the early days of AEW back in 2019. Luchasaurus seemed to get injured while preparing for his tag team match with Jungle Boy against the Lucha Brothers during the AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament.

Thankfully, Luchasaurus returned a month later on the November 13th episode of Dynamite to save Marko Stunt from an attack by the Dark Order.

There are very few performers that have sustained more injuries than the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley. Foley is synonymous with putting his body on the line for the fan's entertainment, with little regard for his well-being. At King of the Ring 1998, Foley faced Undertaker in Hell in a Cell, where he sustained various injuries.

Foley fell from the top of the cell and crashed through the announce table, got choke slammed through the top of the cell, and fell on thumbtacks, just to name a few spots. Foley suffered a dislocated shoulder, internal bleeding, a concussion, bruised ribs, dislocated jaw, and various puncture wounds. Somehow, Foley missed barely any time from the ring and continued to punish his body throughout his career.

Daniel Muñiz was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and has a deep love and appreciation for professional wrestling. He also expresses various passions on different subjects like music, film, TV, and sports. He currently has a Spanish-speaking podcast, "Hablándole a las Paredes" (Talking to Walls) where he discusses these topics.