WWE releases have been a hot topic for years now as the company released a number of wrestlers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Samuray Del Sol (formerly known as Kalisto) was let go in April of 2021, and he dealt with a major health issue following his release.
The former United States Champion talked about his post-WWE life during an appearance on The Sessions with Renee Paquette and he revealed that after he was let go he ended up getting very sick.
“After getting released from WWE, I was like, ‘I’m going to get back on the grind, I’m motivated,’ [COVID] just hit me out of nowhere. I waited two weeks because I didn’t want to pay a damn hospital bill. That was my mistake because I was starting to be delusional. My brain was fried. My wife was sick, but not as sick as me. My fever wouldn’t go down, I was coughing up blood every day for two weeks. I guess I passed out a couple of times and hit my head. I was white. I didn’t tell anybody, not even my parents. They were pissed off.”
Samuray del Sol went on to say that he was in the ER for two and half months, and at one point there was talk of putting him in a coma before his wife nixed that idea.
“I don’t like showing my medical history to the world and I don’t want any sympathy. I’m a private person. I can take care of myself and do this. It scared the shit out of me. In the hospital, they were going to put me in a coma, but my wife said no. ‘He’s not going to come back. He’s going to die.’ My heart stopped beating, they needed to revive me. My heart stopped and kicked back. It was like three times. I was in and out with that. I was super tired and just wanted to sleep.
From what my wife was telling me, it was really bad. I ended up staying in the ER for two and a half months. I was on close watch because my heart kept stopping. It was scary because I was alone. Only a few people knew.”
He also added that he was set for retirement until he received a call from Tony Khan about wrestling in AEW. He went on to team with Aero Star to face FTR in November of 2021, and he praised FTR for taking care of him during the match.
H/T Fightful
