WWE icon ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan undergoes emergency surgery after being hospitalized as wife issues emotional statement
WWE legend ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan has unexpectedly undergone emergency surgery as his wife issued an emotional statement.
The WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, 69, was admitted to a hospital over the weekend.
Posting on Hacksaw’s X account, formerly known as Twitter, Duggan’s wife, Debra, wrote that he underwent “emergency surgery” on Friday and said that “everything went well.”
His wife also reported that Duggan was honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association on the same day that he was hospitalized.
She wrote: “We want to thank everyone that came out yesterday as Jim was honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association and apologize to those that came after 3:30.
“Jim was taken to the hospital and admitted yesterday evening.
“He had emergency surgery this morning and everything went well.
“We will reschedule tomorrow in Utica, MI for a later time.
“We welcome your prayers and we will continue to provide updates.
In 2018, Duggan was admitted into the intensive care unit for a heart procedure to help treat atrial fibrillation.
A year later, he had two heart surgeries to fight the infection.
Then, in 2021, Duggan announced on Instagram that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had been living with it for a few months.
Duggan was the first-ever Royal Rumble winner in 1988 and was World Championship Wrestling’s first US heavyweight champion.
He returned to what ended up becoming WWE in 2005 and was with the company for four years before moving to the independent circuit.
Duggan would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.