Former WWE tag champion shares fantastic post-surgery update

It's been nine days since one-time WWE NXT Tag Champion Luke Menzies underwent neck surgery. Thankfully, it seems that the former Ridge Holland is in good spirits.

Back in September, Menzies suffered a Lisfranc foot injury while competing against former TNA World Champion Moose at a TNA Impact taping. Menzies would undergo surgery, but was told at the start of his recovery period that his contract wouldn't be renewed. He'd later state that he was also dealing with a serious neck injury, which would also require surgery to repair.

The 37-year-old underwent a successful operation near the end of November. Now, nine days out from the surgery date, Luke Menzies is feeling good about his future.

"So I just wanted to get on here and give an update. I'm nine days post-C5, C6 surgical disk replacement surgery, and honestly, I'm feeling pretty good. Movement in the neck is good. All good. And as soon as I came out of surgery, total symptom resolution. No bother. Not getting no interfering nerve pain down the arm. No weakness. Still on light duties. Probably start some cardio the next couple of days and get moving a little bit unless I feel pretty sluggish. But overall? Happy. Happy."

His update comes a year after his best singles run in WWE, where he nearly won the top prize on one of their brands.

Luke Menzies' WWE career highlights

Shortly after his professional wrestling debut in 2017, Luke Menzies signed on with WWE in 2018, working on their WWE NXT UK brand under the name Ridge Holland. The COVID-19 pandemic unfortunately shuttered the brand, but that brought him to the US, where he'd quickly align with Pat McAfee on NXT.

Misfortune continued for the big man, as he suffered multiple injuries to both of his legs while capturing a diving Oney Lorcan several months into this run. But Menzies recovered nine months later, aligning with Pete Dunne and moving to SmackDown, where the pair would become a successful trio with Sheamus known as the Brawling Brutes. While they never captured gold, the stable brought an intensity to the blue brand that fans would come to love.

After their split in 2023, Menzies returned to NXT, competing for the NXT Championship on a few occasions. He'd also join Chase U, where he'd win his first and only title, the NXT Tag Team Titles, with Andre Chase. After losing the titles, he'd betray Chase U, leading to his biggest solo run, where he'd again fail to win the NXT Championship.

Hopefully, we'll see the big guy back in the ring in 2026 if he so chooses.