The disappearing tank of talent known as Apollo Crews has finally broken his silence, providing a much-needed update after tearing his left pectoral muscle back in January during a match with Johnny Gargano—a match that, in hindsight, turned out to be more devastating than a Gargano family Christmas.
Crews, the former Intercontinental Champion and occasional “wait, he’s still signed?” guy, took to social media this week to drop some insight into his recovery journey:
“Been crushin the rehab. Feeling good. I never really had any physical pain, but it took a while to get my mental game right after the injury happened. I’m over that hump now. Just waking up taking it day by day and putting in the work.”
Also shout-out to @carbondietcoach, presumably the only person more ripped than Apollo’s old pec.
Let’s break it down:
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Physically? Fine.
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Mentally? Rebooted.
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Nutritionally? Micromanaged.
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Return timeline? Still pending, because pectorals are drama queens when it comes to healing.
Historically, a torn pec is the kind of injury that sidelined Cena for months and gave Triple H enough time to learn French, so the typical return window is somewhere between six and twelve months. But Crews is built like a superhero whose origin story involves deadlifting refrigerators, so don’t be shocked if he makes an early comeback—possibly bursting through a SmackDown LED screen like the Kool-Aid Man of developmental redemption.
Crews has been part of the SmackDown roster since 2023, though you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s just a recurring dark match cryptid. Before that, he enjoyed a critically acclaimed second run in NXT, where his matches with Bron Breakker and Carmelo Hayes were so good they briefly convinced fans WWE was actually paying attention.
So what’s next for the 10-year WWE vet? Hopefully something beyond “guy who appears randomly in six-man tags,” because we’ve seen what Crews can do when given time, storylines, and a camera not powered by potato.