Maria Kanellis made her All Elite Wrestling debut on the October 14, 2022 episode of AEW Rampage along with Mike Bennett and Matt Taven. Kanellis was moved to Ring of Honor last year. However, she was absent from ROH for a long time due to health issues.
On Instagram, Maria Kanellis announced that she will undergo surgery due to a mass on her adrenal gland within 20 days. Kanellis also said her contract with AEW will be expiring on October 31.
“Hello, it’s been a little bit since I’ve checked in. We’re getting close to my surgery, and we’re within 20 days of it at this point. This week, I have an ultrasound, I have genetic testing, and I also am meeting with my surgeon to make a plan and hopefully start discussing what time of day we’ll be doing the surgery and if we’re going through the front or through the back. So I’m trying to not focus too much on that, and also, my contract with AEW is coming up on October 31st. I’ve reached out to them to find out whether or not they are going to be signing me, but I haven’t really heard anything yet, so of course that is weighing on me as well.”
On X, Kanellis stated that she would accept the booking six weeks after her surgery.
“For those asking I will be accepting interviews about my time and treatment in @aew after October 31st.
I will be able to start taking bookings 6 weeks after my surgery so starting the second week in December.”