I had a MRI Scan about mid April confirming that my shoulder didn’t have some bone where the ball & socket joint is & that I would have physio first & if nothing improves from that, It needed surgery.

Literally, after the physio, I knew it wasn’t getting any better & it needed something done so once I did my last show on the 27th Nov, 2weeks after roughly, I had a cancellation date for the 13th Dec to have the surgery.

The operation procedure was some sort of Key Hole surgery first to look in the area what needed to be done & then ‘Open Reduction & Internal Fixation to Right Shoulder with some Bone Graft to the Iliac Crest (Hip)’. The surgery took nearly 4 hours & I went down at 9am & got back to my ward at 2:45pm.

I was in hospital for 3days 4nights hooked to morphine for the first 48 hours due to the procedure I under went etc.

The photo’s that are attached are me the day before I left on the 15th, the X rays the day after surgery, the stitching on my shoulder & hip aswell as the scars sustained after the stitches.

As for possibly my return to the ’squared circle’ by the very end of April at the latest depending on how my physio goes etc & seeing my surgeon to discharge me.

I hope this is enough for you dude

Speak soon Boss.

Tommy underwent an MRI scan in April 2011, the scan confirmed that there was missing bone from his ball and socket joint of his right shoulder - physiotherapy was prescribed in order to establish if Tommy would be able to work with the injury or not but after several months of intense physio it was decided that it did indeed require surgery, surgery that Mr Turner insisted that Tommy proceed with, or the repercussions would be serious.  A reluctant Gunn signed for the surgery and the waiting game was on.In true Tommy Gunn fashion he would not let this injury, regardless of its severity, stop him from working on the wrestling shows that he has pre-booked with promoters, he worked up until 27 November 2011, working around the injury as best as he could whilst still ensuring that his fans left happy.

At 9:00am on Tuesday 13 December Tommy prepared for a long enduring operation – first of all key hole surgery that would investigate the missing shoulder bone closer, followed by open reduction and internal fixation of his right shoulder, with a bone graft being done from Tommy’s hip to replace the missing bone in his right shoulder.  After 4 hours of surgery, Tommy was stitched up, cleaned up and returned to his room where he was continuously monitored and connected to a morphine supply for 48 hours, a further 2 days later Tommy was given the all clear to return home to his relieved and delighted family.

Tommy is still in the long and enduring recovery process in order to get his shoulder back to full strength – but Tommy is adamant that he will be back – refreshed, revitalised and ready to hand out more arse kickings – Tommy Gunn style!   ‘I hope to be back in the squared circle by the end of April’ Gunn stated ‘but thats all down to medical clearance – but I’m ready’.

From all at Britannia Wrestling Promotions, friends, fans, followers and family – we wish Tommy a speedy and successful recovery and look forward to seeing him chasing the gold on Britannia Wrestling turf very, very soon!