Former WWE wrestler and manager Abraham Washington recently required emergency surgery with complications from the procedure nearly taking his life.
According to his longtime partner on Instagram, the 47-year-old Washington (Brian Josse) was complaining about severe stomach pain following a July bodybuilding event. He was taken to the emergency room where a tear in his intestines was found that required immediate surgery.
Despite a successful surgery, Jossie suffered severe complications afterward, suffering aspiration that caused fluid to get into his lungs. He was placed on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma, later put on life support.
He eventually was released from the hospital and is currently recovering at home.
Washington/Jossie’s WWE run started in 2009 in Florida Championship Wrestling. He was called up to the ECW brand in 2009 and became a talk show host alongside Tony Atlas. He eventually became a manager on the main roster but was released in August 2012 after a controversial on-air joke about an incident in Colorado involving NBA star Kobe Bryant and an accusation that he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman.
Washington only wrestled three main roster matches, all of the dark match variety. He hasn’t wrestled since an indie match in January 2019.