British wrestler Gabriel Kidd returned to the ring for the first time since February last weekend at Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Epic Encounters event.
Kidd has been out of action for most of this year due to issues with his mental health, which he has been open and honest about on his Twitter account and has since deleted. But he returned to the ring on Sunday as a surprise appearance on the show to compete against Dan Maloney, who had an open challenge in the middle of the show.
Maloney originally called out New Japan Pro Wrestling star Minoru Suzuki, who was part of the event and was supposed to face Will Ospreay. That ended up being changed due to Ospreay dealing with a kidney infection right now, and he competed against Michael Oku. When it came to Maloney’s challenge, Kidd, the former WCPW talent, responded with a big reaction. The returning wrestler ended up securing victory in that match via corkscrew tombstone.
At this time, it is unknown what the future holds for Kidd in terms of how often he will wrestle and whether or not he plans to compete again in Japan. But for now, it’s a positive step for him as an individual to return to competing inside the ring once again.
He had been through some tough periods in his life earlier this year, and his matches ended up being very public due to a combination of promotions he did inside the ring and posts he made on social media. At the time, Ospreay took to Twitter in an attempt to help Kidd and urged fans not to contact him.
Ospreay had said: “Please do not interact with Gabriel Kidd on social media. This is a serious matter being handled, contact has been made. Please stand back and respect their privacy.”
Kidd is one of many fighters who has opened up about his struggles with mental health over the years, and received a lot of support at the time as he worked to get back into business, which has now taken place.
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