A WWE veteran recently discussed his return schedule. The individual has been away from All Elite Wrestling for over five months. He underwent surgery in August and is still recovering. He has been working hard to return to the ring.Dustin Rhodes kept postponing knee surgery for months. However, he finally decided to go through with it in July. Before he did, he put over Kyle Fletcher. Earlier this year, at All In: Texas, The Natural had won the TNT Championship and defended it against the Protostar in a violent Street Fight on the July 31 taping of Collision. Fletcher won the title while the former 13-time WWE champion was written off TV to have his knees repaired.Dustin Rhodes recently shared a clip of himself training on Instagram. He subtly claimed that he expected to be back to full fitness by March 2026."PT Update: Working hard and will get there. Still dealing with some pain but not as bad. Gonna be a good while but I will make sure when its all better to get back to work. March is my goal," he wrote. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAEW star Dustin Rhodes won't return to WWEThe Natural portrayed the Goldust gimmick in the global sports entertainment juggernaut and was a very popular character during the Attitude Era. However, during the Ruthless Aggression era, he was rarely seen in major storylines and began to fade away.Recently, a fan asked Dustin Rhodes on X/Twitter, Why doesn't he return to the Stamford-based promotion now that Vince McMahon is no longer in charge. The former WWE Hardcore Champion responded, saying he doesn't want to be benched again."Nope. Why? So I can sit the bench and be miserable? Been under paid and under appreciated there. @AEW make me happy and don't get me wrong, Goldust was one of the funnest characters to play there," he responded.It remains to be seen when the former TNT Champion finally returns to the squared circle.