Final month, former WWE star Brian Knobbs of The Nasty Boys underwent a medical emergency that might have critical ramifications for his future high quality of life. Knobbs’ pal Fred Jung has created a GoFundMe web page for the retired wrestler, and former WWE star Marcus “Buff” Bagwell held a charity stream to assist the fundraiser. Talking on that stream, Bagwell supplied an replace on Knobbs’ situation.
“This man misplaced his home, his automotive, and he might lose his foot over this,” Bagwell mentioned. “And his purpose quantity was $30,000. … He is simply so humble and such a great man, however $30,000 ain’t gonna begin to repair a home and a automotive and [having a foot] amputated.”
Fellow WWE alum Marc Mero was additionally current on the stream, encouraging viewers to donate and stating that Knobbs was an awesome particular person who might at all times make the locker room chuckle. Knobbs, Mero, and Bagwell all frolicked collectively in WCW, although all of them had runs in WWE as effectively.
In response to Knobb’s GoFundMe web page, the retired wrestler misplaced his home in final yr’s Hurricane Milton, and he’s presently coping with an an infection in his foot. As of the most recent replace on March 31, Knobbs obtained some constructive information, with docs informing him that his wound had begun to heal.
The fundraiser is continuous, with the web page’s directors saying that they are presently engaged on discovering Knobbs and his spouse a extra everlasting residing state of affairs. Previous to Knobbs coming into a hospital after which rehab facility, he and his spouse had been residing in varied accommodations. Knobbs’ pal Jung acknowledged that he is making an attempt to make use of the cash to safe Knobbs and his spouse a extra everlasting residing state of affairs for as soon as he’s out of the rehab facility.
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