Former WWE champion Kurt Angle has been rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
The 46-year-old, who is currently a TNA wrestler, underwent surgery just last week to remove a benign tumor from his neck, according to Fox Sports. On Wednesday, he was rushed back to the hospital because of a severe pain and loss of feeling in his extremities. Luckily, everything went well with the procedure, so he is currently doing OK.
His management team originally broke the news on his Twitter account with several tweets describing exactly what had happened.
"Friends and Fan [sic] this is a message from Mr Angles Management," they began the series of tweets. "Yesterday while Mr Angle was preparing for his travel to the UK for Comic Con he was experiencing sever [sic] pain, he lost feeling in his extremities, and starting to have some difficulty breathing."
The management team then went on to explain that Angle's wife, Giovanni, was "very concerned," so she decided to rush him to the hospital. Once at the hospital, his doctors informed him that these symptoms were a result of a large buildup of fluid on his spinal cord from his recent surgery.
Considering it could be a fatal condition, they "immediately underwent emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on his spine."
Fortunately, they ended the tweets with, "The surgery went well and doctors believe he will have a full recovery. Kurt apologies to his friends and fans that he will not appear at Comic Con in London this weekend as hoped. Kurt is doing well and we will keep you posted on his progress."
He then answered one fan by saying, "It will take a heck of a lot more to keep me from entertaining the best fans in the world, wrestling fans." He also promised that he will be making it up to his London fans.
Angle was a part of WWE from 1998 to 2006 before he signed with TNA, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, according to Sport Act. His sixth reign as a TNA champ ended last month when he lost the title in order to schedule the tumor surgery.
He was released from the hospital late Wednesday and is recovering at home with help from his wife and children. Doctors are monitoring him, but they are confident in his recovery.
Friends and Fan this is a message from Mr Angles Management. Yesterday while Mr Angle was preparing for his travel to the UK for Comic Con— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
he was experiencing sever pain, he lost feeling in his extremities, and starting to have some difficulty breathing. His wife, Giovanni, — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
very concerned rushed him to the hospital, where doctors informed Kurt that his symptoms were the result of his recent surgery that left a — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
large buildup of fluid on his spinal cord. Since the condition could be fatal, they immediately underwent emergency surgery to relieve the — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
pressure on his spine. The surgery went well and doctors believe he will have a full recovery. Kurt apologies to his friends and fans that
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
He will not be appearing at Comic Con in London this weekend as hoped. Kurt is doing well and we will keep you posted on his progress. — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
Thank u Scott Spencer, an RN at the hospital and served In Armed Forces 12 years for our country. Thank You! #Hero pic.twitter.com/HOgTZZVUgm — Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 16, 2015
