By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

TNA wrestler Mr. Anderson says he's still waiting for clearance from his doctor to return to the ring after suffering a concussion last month. Anderson says the the feeling in his body one week after the concussion was like something he had "never experienced" in his life.

"The chair shot itself - it sucked, obviously. I felt foggy afterwards, but I really didn't feel the effects until - I took one week off and I got back in the ring and I was wrestling A.J. and I just couldn't think on my feet. I'd like to think I'm pretty good at improv'ing and coming up with things on the fly, but I just could not think of anything," Anderson said on Wednesday's Pro Wrestling Report show on ESPN 540 Milwaukee.

"And I think A.J. was getting kind of frustrated because he didn't know what was going on. I got back to the locker room and I told D'Lo (Brown), who was the agent, 'I have never experienced that in my life and I've experienced a lot of concussions.' And he said, 'You're on the first flight back home tomorrow, get checked, and take as much time off as you need.'"

Anderson is advertised for Friday's TNA house show in Nashville, where's he scheduled to make his return to the ring for the first time in one month. He said TNA requires him to get clearance from a doctor before returning to the ring.

"I have to get clearance through my doctor. That's what I'm pursuing tomorrow (Thursday). I'm scheduled to work these shows in Chicago (independent show) and Nashville this week and I'm assuming it's going to happen," Anderson said.

Anderson said he originally feared he had another broken neck. It was the same type of pain from the concussion that he experienced earlier in his career, he said.

"My neck's been killing me and I was really concerned because about six or seven years ago, I actually fractured a vertebra in my neck," Anderson said. "I was just experiencing the same kind of pain and I was like, 'Please don't let it be another broken neck.' I had a CT Scan of my brain and my neck and my brain must have - I think it shrunk a little bit, but it's okay and there's no bleeding on the brain. Nothing with the neck, so I think it's just muscular."

Anderson took the point home saying it's just not feasible for wrestlers in the industry to work a full-time schedule anymore because of how many top stars are constantly injured and with the advanced scientific research available concerning head and neck injuries.

"You can't wrestle 250 days a year anymore. I applaud the guys who came before us in the business, but science has changed and scientists have found out that this stuff - concussions - can give you long-term, lasting effects," Anderson said. "I don't want to be telling the same story over and over again when I'm 50. I want to be able to take care of my kids and have conversations with my wife and not experience Muhammad Ali syndrome."

Video: Anderson's complete interview on the PWR show can be heard in the video player below.



YouTube Video: "PWR Presents: The Ken Anderson Interview - November 10, 2010"

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