Ring Of Honor star TK O’Ryan recently spoke with Chuck Carroll for CBS Sports; you can read a few excerpts below:
TK O’Ryan on what happened with his injury, if the guardrails were too close:
It’s easy to say that they were too close, but the reality is guys jump toward guardrails all the time. It sounds insane, but you know you’ve got it. I go by this motto that if I can visualize myself doing it, I know I can do it. I’ve done that move dozens of times. It’s easy to go back since it didn’t turn out well and say, ‘oh, well the guardrails are too close. You should have done it on the other side.’ Well, no kidding. But if I stuck that move then no one would have said a word about it.
O’Ryan on how his recovery is going:
I’m still a bit of a way from being able to get back in the ring. For one, the bones aren’t completely healed yet. Secondly, once the bones are healed, my left leg is noticeably smaller than my right leg. I would be doing myself, Vinny, Taven, Ring of Honor, anyone in the ring with me a disservice if I was in there before I was able to do what I do at my best quality.
O’Ryan on the biggest takeaway from his injury:
To go from that to people acting like the only thing I’ve ever done is get hurt is a bit insulting. To be pigeonholed as this guy who the best thing he ever did is get hurt… when all you can do is sit at home and listen and watch, man it will wear you out. It’s definitely not something I’m happy with. It’s not something to let stick around. You can put it to print and mark my words that when I come back, the TK O’Ryan is going to be a man on a mission with something pretty serious to prove.
