Andrade El Idolo was off AEW television from September 2022 to the debut episode of AEW Collision on June 17 due to a torn pec.
Andrade underwent surgery for the injury, and when he returned, many commented that he was in the best shape of his career.
Speaking on AEW Unrestricted, Andrade commented on his recovery and return.
"It's hard. It's hard because it was my first surgery," he said. "Mentally, you need to have a lot of patience. It's very hard because before that, I would say, 'I am a man.' You can do little weights. After surgery, you're continually working with your elbow. You start working with your elbow because the tendon and elbow are so tight. You work with your elbow, with your shoulder, you put the weight, one pound, five pounds, you can believe. You say before, 'this is so easy' now it's 'all this pain. I can't do it.' It's so hard."
Asked about getting into top physical shape for his return, Andrade said, "It depends on what I want. I was lean, so I put more weight on my body. I was so skinny when I was 13 or 14 years old. I was skinny and I thought, 'I need to be big.' My mentality was 'all the cool wrestlers look big.' After surgery, my weight was 260. Now, I'm 230, 235. I just workout, less carbs, less sodium. When you're so lean, you need a little sugar. Just a little. Not every day."
Andrade noted that he will eat things like ice cream and cake as they are part of his diet that includes the sugar.
Andrade hasn't wrestled since the July 29 episode of AEW Collision, but was backstage for a segment on the September 9 episode.
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