Is Kevin Owens retiring from WWE? Here’s the latest update on his neck injury, surgery recovery, retirement rumours, and possible WWE return date.

Kevin Owens returned to WWE last night. He has been away from the promotion since April 2025, when he announced he had a serious neck injury and had to go on hiatus.

Kevin Owens made a joke while speaking about DarkState. Co-hosting the NXT Great American Bash tailgate party outside the WWE Performance Center was Kevin Owens. A conversation was struck up about Saquon Shugars’ win over Dion Lennox at the Premium Live Event,

Kevin Owens' appearance comes more than a year after the former world champion suffered a serious neck and spinal cord injury in January 2025.

Kevin Owens is an outspoken, Quebec-born brawler who bolts around the ring with equal parts intensity and bad intentions. Lauded by The Rock and possessing what WWE Hall of Famer

Cody Rhodes just teased Kevin Owens WWE return. During yesterday’s SmackDown taping in London, Cody confronted one of his title challengers, Sami Zayn, explicitly bringing up KO. In WWE, namedrops like that almost always mean an injured star is cleared or close to being cleared.

Kevin Owens made his first official appearance on WWE TV (that wasn't LFG) in 15 months and sent a rather unexpected message, endorsing a 23-year-old superstar on the roster.