Whereas WWE Celebrity Kevin Owens should be out of motion on account of an damage sustained earlier than WrestleMania 41, a latest viral picture of him has some followers believing he’ll return in higher form than ever.
In April, Owens introduced in an ‘out-of-character’ promo on SmackDown that he was unable to face Randy Orton at WrestleMania, citing a neck damage that required surgical procedure. Since then, the 41-year-old has not been seen on WWE tv, and has largely saved a low profile.
However final Saturday, the Prizefighter did seem on the NASCAR Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 race, appearing because the grand marshal and getting the race underway with the revving of the engines.
On the iconic Daytona Worldwide Speedway, Owens seemed to be in slimmer form than WWE followers have been used to, sparking all kinds of social media hypothesis {that a} leaner KO will return to the ring.
Commenting on the picture on X, one consumer stated: “A jacked KO can be superior to see.” One other wrote: “When he comes again wholesome, he is gonna be an issue!”
And over on the Reddit web page r/SquaredCircle, one consumer wrote: “Owens coming again utterly jacked can be a freaking fever dream.” Whereas one other consumer commented: “He is gonna get on the Randy Orton damage restoration plan. Jacked Kevin Owens incoming 2026!”
Owens himself then took to X and addressed his obvious weight reduction, explaining that the viral picture might not realistically mirror his scenario.
The Canadian Celebrity, identified for his good sense of humour away from the ring, wrote: “Guys, cease panicking! I am nonetheless fats! Everybody must settle down.”
Owens was not fairly carried out with having a little bit of enjoyable with followers, replying to 1 X consumer’s suggestion that he ‘sells his soul’ to The Rock, aka the Closing Boss, to grow to be champion.
KO joked: “I might have carried out it in a heartbeat!”
Kevin Owens Offers Harm Replace
Talking in additional severe phrases on the NASCAR occasion, Owens did present an replace on his damage standing following a single-level neck fusion, and it appears to be largely constructive.
“It was very demanding going into it as a result of we weren’t actually certain how extreme the fusion was going to be, what number of ranges, all these items. Fortunately, it ended up being just one stage, which was the very best case state of affairs for one thing like this,” the 41-year-old defined.
Whereas followers will likely be delighted to listen to of a ‘finest case state of affairs’ and an total profitable surgical procedure, Owens did stress that an in-ring return remains to be unsure.
He stated: “Now, now we have to see how the bones fuse, and there’s no assure that it’s going to work. Some guys had success, some guys didn’t. Fingers crossed I get to come back again to wrestling within the subsequent 12 months. Actually don’t know, although. My aim is to come back again. Hopefully that’s what occurs.”
