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WWE star Kevin Owens opens independent wrestling show Green Mountain Classic (Image via WWE)
Kevin Owens is currently on a hiatus, recovering from some health injuries. Back in April of this year he announced that he would be taking some time off, or more like, was being forced to take some time off wrestling, to get some medical procedures done.
He recently had his surgery and is currently in recovery after taking some time off. But is not completely gone from the scene, as Owens recently opened for an independent wrestling show.
General Kevin Owens opens the show for Green Mountain Wrestling
Kevin Owens himself was a part of the independent wrestling circuit for years, before he joined the WWE. Owens, whose real name is Kevin Steen, thus showed up recently for the indie wrestling promotion, Green Mountain Wrestling, via a special video message from his home.
He congratulated the promotion on its first-ever champion, but was also regretful at not being there personally to crown them.
Owens also said that he had been following the promotion for a while, and was excited to see how much they are growing. For such a relatively new promotion, getting the backing from someone like Owens, which in turn means WWE is there in the picture too, is a big deal. At the event, “Moonlight Son” Mike Skyros was the one to be crowned as the first-ever GMW Champion.
General How long will Kevin Owens stay out of the ring?
Kevin Owens has been having some health issues since the beginning of 2025. According to the wrestler, a fight back in January led to some neck issues, which increasingly kept getting worse. Unfortunately, a few months into it, he had to undergo an MRI, which showed some serious issues, and a surgery was proposed. He announced his hiatus in April, but the surgery happened 3 months later, in July, which thankfully was a success.
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Fortunately, he seems to be doing better since then, but is expected to be out of the ring for well over a year. As revealed by Owens himself, the surgery happened 3 months after was to give his spinal cord some time to heal on its own, before he went under the knife. While he hopes to be back in the ring before next year is out, it depends on how well he recovers by then to have any confirmation.Also Read: Joe Rogan fiercely calls on Dana White to protect fighters with new UFC rules