Brian Cage has been absent from AEW programming for some time due to injury. However, ‘The Machine’ may be about to return to the Tony Khan-led promotion, and in his latest social media photo, he looks ready to make his comeback.

Brian Cage has not competed inside the squared circle since suffering an injury in March 2025. The Don Callis family member has undergone multiple knee surgeries in recent months. Keeping fans updated on his grueling recovery process.

A few weeks ago, Cage took to social media to tease that he would be returning to AEW TV sometime this year. The former FTW and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion seemed fully primed and ready to make his comeback in his latest gym photos, which he posted on Instagram about an hour ago.

“These wheels are coming back and rolling into the ring. Back to the cage, soon soon very soon.” – said the post’s caption.

Cage revealed a few months ago He has been undergoing rehab with WCW veteran Crowbar.

AEW’s Brian Cage remains tight-lipped about his return

Brian Cage’s last appearance in an All Elite Wrestling ring was on AEW Collision: Slam Dunk Saturday, which aired on March 22 last year. “The Wolverine,” along with his Don Callis family members Konosuke Takeshita and Lance Archer, defeated powerhouses Hobbs, Mark Briscoe and Rocky Romero in a three-way match.

Although he has been teasing his return for some time, Cage remains tight-lipped about any specific plans regarding his comeback in his interview Nick Teodoro Last December.

“I also told them I don’t want to know when I’m coming back. So I don’t have a perfect, exact date. I know when I’m going to come back. I know when I want to come back. But I’m going to keep it secret so no one knows, and when I come back I’ll be back.” (H/T- sideline news)

In the same interview, the 42-year-old powerhouse described his ongoing recovery process as “some of the most painful.”” He has done it before.