Bronson Reed Details How Injury Break Led to Major Physical and Character Overhaul

Bronson Reed’s recent physical transformation is about much more than just a change in appearance.

After being sidelined with a torn biceps, the WWE superstar used his time away from the ring to reinvent another crucial aspect of his performance. Speaking on a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Reed explained that he views extended injury absences as opportunities to return to the ring as a more complete and well-rounded performer.

Reed recalled suffering a foot injury several years ago and using that time to focus heavily on his character development, which ultimately played a key role in his return as a member of The Vision. He said,

“And I feel like I had another serious injury a couple years ago where I broke a bone in my foot and was gone. And I really sort of worked on the character stuff, and I came back and was a part of The Vision.”

“And then this time, unfortunately, tearing my bicep, a freak accident, I was like, ‘What can I do that will seem, you know, get me seen in a different light when I return?’ And I was like, ‘I’m just going to work on my body.’ One, I’ve always been a big guy. Obviously, I was known for being Big Bronson Reed, 330 pounds. I’m a big dude. But I was like, ‘I can still be a big guy, but get in better shape and then sort of shock the world and do some different things as well when I get back in the ring.’”

“I think for me it’s not just obviously visual looks. It’s to do with performance, and I don’t think I’ve been at this weight maybe since I was in my 20s. And I think there was a chapter of Bronson Reed that was seen on the indies before WWE that a lot of people aren’t familiar with. So there’s a lot of things in my arsenal that I sort of have kept in my back pocket or things that I haven’t been able to do in a while because I did get so big.”

“You know, I was a super heavyweight. So now, you know, I was someone that came up in the dojos in Japan and did all of that stuff. I’m hoping to sort of see that come out in my work a little bit more when I return.”

“I always just wanna evolve… If there’s any aspects of your game you can tighten up, you might as well do it because now I’m at that level where I’m up there with a lot of the top guys.”

“I need to make sure that I don’t get lost in the shuffle and that’s one thing that I’m gonna make sure won’t happen this time.”

Reed is set to make a major statement when he faces Oba Femi in a highly anticipated grudge match at WWE Money in the Bank 2026 in October.

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