AEW star Dralistico underwent surgery on Wednesday, sharing a clip on social media from the hospital. The La Facción Ingobernable member posted the update with the caption "The day has arrived," accompanied by ambulance and hospital emojis.
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The surgery comes after reports emerged that the 31-year-old luchador suffered injuries to his ear in two separate matches. According to the Wrestling Observer's Bryan Alvarez, Dralistico continued working through the pain in hopes of securing more opportunities on AEW's main roster shows, but eventually the injury became too severe and medical professionals advised surgery was necessary.
"Dralistico suffered injuries to his ear in two different matches. He also worked through it since he was hoping to get regular work on the main roster, but eventually it became too painful and he was told he'd need surgery to fix it," Alvarez reported in late November.
Dralistico hasn't appeared on AEW television since the October 30 taping of AEW Rampage, where he teamed with Rush and The Beast Mortos to defeat BEEF, JD Drake, and The Butcher. During the December 7 episode of AEW Collision, the broadcast team addressed his absence by noting that both Dralistico and his brother Rush were "at home with family matters."
The timing is particularly challenging for La Facción Ingobernable, as Rush is also dealing with a serious knee injury that forced him to vacate the ROH World Tag Team Championship he held with Sammy Guevara. Rush's injury also caused changes to the ROH Final Battle card, converting his scheduled world title match against Bandido into a Survival of the Fittest elimination bout.
There is no official timeline for Dralistico's return to AEW programming. The Mexican star signed a four-year contract with AEW in November 2023 after previously being passed over by WWE. He is the son of legendary luchador Toro Blanco and the brother of Rush.