Kemo
09-11-2023, 10:00 PM
Wrestling legend Hacksaw Jim Duggan is "finally starting to feel better" after undergoing emergency surgery over the weekend.
On Saturday, Sep. 9, Duggan's wife Debra posted a message on social media announcing Jim was hospitalized Friday evening after an event where he was being honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association in upstate New York. He underwent surgery Saturday morning. The message reads,
"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 will continue to provide updates."
The following day, Duggan's official Twitter account wrote, "Jim is resting comfortably. He is on the mend and will be back on his feet soon. Thank you for your prayers, good wishes and messages. Hacksaw's fans are awesome!"
On Monday, we got another encouraging update, including a photo of Duggan giving his iconic 'thumbs up' gesture.
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Best known for his time in WWE, Duggan never held gold with the promotion but would win the very first Royal Rumble match in 1988. In World Championship Wrestling, Duggan won the United States Heavyweight Champion and was the final Television Champion. In 2004. Duggan would capture the first and only World Championship of his career, winning and promptly vacating the IWA World Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo.
In 2011, Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in a class that included Shawn Michaels, the Road Warriors, Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch, 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, Drew Carey, and Abdullah the Butcher.
In October 2021, Duggan disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he had been living with for a couple of months. Duggan would undergo surgery later that month and would confirm he was cancer-free that December.
In May of last year, Duggan took to Twitter to disclose that his cancer had returned. In August, Duggan revealed in an emotional video that he had once again beaten cancer.
On Saturday, Sep. 9, Duggan's wife Debra posted a message on social media announcing Jim was hospitalized Friday evening after an event where he was being honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association in upstate New York. He underwent surgery Saturday morning. The message reads,
"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 will continue to provide updates."
The following day, Duggan's official Twitter account wrote, "Jim is resting comfortably. He is on the mend and will be back on his feet soon. Thank you for your prayers, good wishes and messages. Hacksaw's fans are awesome!"
On Monday, we got another encouraging update, including a photo of Duggan giving his iconic 'thumbs up' gesture.
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Best known for his time in WWE, Duggan never held gold with the promotion but would win the very first Royal Rumble match in 1988. In World Championship Wrestling, Duggan won the United States Heavyweight Champion and was the final Television Champion. In 2004. Duggan would capture the first and only World Championship of his career, winning and promptly vacating the IWA World Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo.
In 2011, Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in a class that included Shawn Michaels, the Road Warriors, Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch, 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, Drew Carey, and Abdullah the Butcher.
In October 2021, Duggan disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he had been living with for a couple of months. Duggan would undergo surgery later that month and would confirm he was cancer-free that December.
In May of last year, Duggan took to Twitter to disclose that his cancer had returned. In August, Duggan revealed in an emotional video that he had once again beaten cancer.