Ivar provides an update on Erik's recovery from injury.
Erik last competed in September 2023, as only weeks later, WWE revealed that he would be sidelined for the foreseeable future due to injury.
As of publish time, Erik has yet to return to the ring, but while speaking with Fightful for a new interview, Ivar provided a small update on his tag team partner's recovery.
"Yeah. I just saw him in the green room. He’s here for some appearances. I hadn’t seen him since a little after he got hurt. Actually flew down, he had surgery. I flew to Birmingham to surprise him in the hospital. So I hadn’t really seen him since then. It was nice. Then they saw me in the green room and were like, ‘Hey, you wanna do some media?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, okay. I’m wearing shorts, but let’s do it.’ Yep. But he’s doing good. It’s just slow and steady. Necks are weird. I had my neck injury before. Necks are weird. It just take time."
Ivar went on to talk about how he dealt with his previous neck injury.
"There was a week, it felt kind of insulting that I didn’t know what Erik was going through. I’m like, ‘Well, actually, I do. Mine was worse.’ Yeah, I was temporarily paralyzed. So I went through a whole mess of things. It was very questionable if I was able to return with double neck fusion and then the amount of trauma I had my spinal cord. So it does play in my mind quite frequently. Honestly, man, I’d say on average once a month, medical pulls me aside and says, ‘Hey, man, you have double fusion. Please be careful out there.’ ‘Yes, thank you.’ I need Erik back to police me. But it does weigh on my mind and it is a concern. But also it makes me feel like, when I go out there, this could end at any moment. So when I go out there, it could be my last time and every time I go out there I want to put on the best show that I can."
Elsewhere in the interview, Ivar talked about facing Ricochet on the Raw before WrestleMania XL. Fans can learn more here.
Furthermore, check out Ivar's full interview with Fightful in the video linked at the top of this article.
