Taz has returned to AEW TV after a couple months of absence.
The veteran wrestler and broadcast personality had been on hiatus from AEW programming after being attacked backstage during the Dynamite 5-year anniversary special in October.
Taz’s son HOOK continued the storyline in his absence, hunting the people who attacked his father. This led to him feuding with The Patriarchy when Christian Cage was revealed as the man responsible.
The wrestling veteran then returned to TV during the taped December 25 episode of AEW Dynamite from the iconic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City:
The ECW Legend Taz, returns to commentary for AEW in NYC ? pic.twitter.com/PBZQyMyZpu
— Video Guy (@VideoGuyy) December 23, 2024
In reality, the storyline attack was done to allow Taz to take time off for a total knee replacement surgery, a procedure he’d been putting off for some time.
Taz joined the AEW broadcast team full-time in January 2020, after previously having made multiple guest appearances for the company. He has been a regular on AEW TV ever since.
Apart from Taz’s return, the latest Dynamite episode featured a couple of big continental classic matches including a highly praised bout between Will Ospreay and Brody King.
The young prospect Toni Storm made her Hammerstein Ballroom debut in a match against Taya Valkyrie. Storm picked up the victory with a small package.
