NXT star Hideo Itami had complications after shoulder surgery, and it looks like he’s nowhere close to being able to return to action.

Itami suffered the injury in May of 2015, and his original return timetable was 6-8 months.

Itami posted these tweets earlier this month:

Frustrated......Disappointed.... Jealous...... and "rumors". Everything is my motivation #TheSunwillrise

— Hideo Itami / 伊丹英雄 (@HideoItami) January 9, 2016

Keep moving forward. 手応えを感じた日でした。 少しずつですが前へ。 #illbeback

— Hideo Itami / 伊丹英雄 (@HideoItami) January 21, 2016

It should be noted that he was in attendance at Wednesday night’s NXT Tapings and backstage at the Royal Rumble.