Robert Roode undergoes spinal fusion surgery

[Chris]

WWE's Robert Roode has undergone spinal fusion surgery.

Roode, who has been out of action since June of this year, announced on his Instagram account Friday that he has had surgery on his cervical spine fusing the C5/C6 vertebrae.

According to Johns Hopkins medicine, the "ACDF procedure is performed to treat a damaged disc in the neck area of the spine."

The Mayo Clinic describes different types of spinal fusion, and Roode appears to have undergone a fusion through an incision in the front of the neck.

Dr. Andy Cordover of the renowned Andrews Sports Medicine team in Birmingham, Alabama performed the surgery.

Roode posted:

Big thank you to Dr Andy Cordover and his amazing staff at @andrews_sports_medicine and St Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham Alabama

C5/6 fusion is complete. Now the work begins.

Recovery and Rehabilitation.

Looking forward to the challenge

Thanks @deneane__17 ❤️
You’re the best.

Roode has been on WWE's main roster since 2017. He signed with the company in 2016 and had a run on the NXT brand in 2016-2017, including holding the NXT Championship for 200-plus days. Roode's main roster title history includes two Raw Tag Team title reigns, a SmackDown tag team title reign, and a United States Championship reign.

Prior to his WWE run, Roode was an Impact Wrestling/TNA mainstay, holding Tag Team titles in that promotion six times, as well as two reigns with the TNA World title.

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Roode has been out of the ring since June.

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[Wiseman]

Damn, didn't realize this is why he's been out. Here's to a quick and full recovery. Aside from that does it not feel like there has been a run on fusion surgeries this past year? Reminds me of when there were about 4 or 5 guys that had it done in a very small amount of time when Edge and Angle first had it done.

 

[Y2Jayne]

I can't wait for him to return. It's criminal to see he has been in the company for five years and he's done so little.

 

[Dale]

Fightful is reporting that Robert Roode is not expected to return to action anytime soon. He’s been sidelined for a year, but didn’t get his neck fusion until late last year. He’s still recovering and expected to be out quite some time.​

 

[Cwalker]

So not Glorious

 

[Daddy Dom]

Feels like one of those guys who could be a good backstage producer/trainer/coach w/e. He has years of experience and would allow him to still work

 

[Deezy]

@TripleH give your bastard son some of your old vitamins.

 

[Y2Jayne]

So not Glorious

Dude.

 

[Cwalker]

@TripleH give your bastard son some of your old vitamins.

Thought we agreed he was the Canadian baby brother

 

[Sabretooth]

At this point I feel like he’d be better as a trainer. At 46 years old I really don’t him ever doing anything spectacular in the ring again and with a surgery like this it’s probably better to retire and just help the younger guys.

But shit I still wouldn’t be mad if he returned. That fucking theme song

 

[Wiseman]

Love Robert Roode, always have. Thought he would have been perfect in WWE and really hate the fact that it took him as long as it did for him to get there. But yeah, with his age and a surgery like this kind of have to ask is it even worth going back into full ring work. Sucks as a fan, but just want these wrestlers to have good enough health in their later years to enjoy them.

 

[Deezy]

Thought we agreed he was the Canadian baby brother

I thought WS canon had a young Levesque having a bastard after a trip to Ontario.

I can't remember.

 

[Cwalker]

I thought WS canon had a young Levesque having a bastard after a trip to Ontario.

I can't remember.

I drank too much so you’re reaching over my pay grade

It was coined by the no good part timer

 

[Deezy]

I drank too much so you’re reaching over my pay grade

It was coined by the no good part timer

The part timer was the one going "Trips kid".....you know what?

You know what?

Roode is Triple H's long lost Canadian half brother.......this is our canon now.

 

[Cwalker]

I thought WS canon had a young Levesque having a bastard after a trip to Ontario.

I can't remember.

I must’ve drank too much for that one too

I blame the no good part timer