Nick Aldis already had a 20-year wrestling career when signed by WWE in 2023. Aldis dismissed the rumor during his interaction with Chris Van Vliet on the Insight Podcast. He was worried it might be a herniated disc but it ended up being huge inflammation causing the discomfort. I went to Vanderbilt in Nashville and saw a specialist because it felt like I had a bulging disc or herniated disc. “Finally, this specialist at Vanderbilt was able to find it, and he goes, ‘Yeah, that’s why it feels like a bulging disc or a herniated disc.