AEW's Julia Hart Provides Health Update Following Shoulder Injury

Last year, Julia Hart sustained a shoulder injury that she reportedly worked through heading into her AEW Dynasty match against Willow Nightingale. After surgery and months of rehabilitation, the former TBS Champion is now back in action, with a recent pair of matches against Jamie Hayter under her belt. While appearing on "The Takedown on SI," Hart provided an update on her health, particularly as it relates to her shoulder.

"I feel fine," Hart said. "I didn't even think about my shoulder with the [first] match with Jamie. I had a torn labrum in my right shoulder is what the injury was. I didn't even think about it in the match. I was just so focused on beating up Jamie. If anything, my back hurt, but that has nothing to do with my shoulder, so I felt really good."

According to Hart, the healing time following her surgery spanned about three months. Hart, however, wanted to ensure that she came back with full strength and mobility. As such, she took some extra time to relax, while also continuing to train for her eventual return match, which came against Hayter, a former AEW Women's Champion, on the January 1 episode of "AEW Dynamite." Hayter and Hart met again three weeks later, with the former giving a nod of respect to the latter afterward.

"I'm lucky that I'm young and I fixed it now instead of down the line having more problems," Hart said. "I just worked really hard to get that strength back up and have mobility and it paid off. I'm glad I took more time than I needed so that I was 100%."

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