After he announced that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on his brain stem, former WWE wrestler Matt Cappotelli has provided an update on his condition.
From his Facebook page:
To give everyone the best update I can, here we go. The doctors said my surgery was very successful and they were able to accomplish exactly what they set out to do. From start to finish the surgery took between 9 and 10 hours. I can't tell you how much respect and love I have for the staff at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, you are all truly amazing people. As I stated before, there is still an inoperable portion of tumor in my brain stem that will have to be dealt with at a later time. The game plan for now is for me to get as healthy and rested as possible and wait on the pathology results to come back. Once we have the pathology report in a few weeks, we will know what type of tumor we're dealing with and how to attack the portion in my brain stem with the most effective treatment protocol. The fight will continue, this is just the next step. Thanks for all of your prayers, messages, and kind words, I LOVE YOU ALL
Cappotelli and his wife, Lindsay, initially asked for prayers last week just before Cappotelli had the procedure on the operable part of the tumor. Cappotelli has since been released from the hospital and has posted pictures on his Facebook of him walking and working out.
Cappotelli, a former football player at Western Michigan, won the Tough Enough III competition back in 2003, which earned him a WWE contract. Cappotelli made various appearances on WWE television before being sent to the company's developmental territory OVW in 2004. Cappotelli was still working there when his brain tumor was first discovered in 2007, and his WWE contract eventually expired in 2009.
Cappotelli currently works as a trainer for OVW.
We wish him and his family the best as they deal with this diagnosis.
