Tag: Jim Duggan

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan signs WWE Legends contract

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is back under contract with WWE.

Speaking on a new episode of The Hacksaw Hour, Duggan revealed that he recently signed a WWE Legends contract. Duggan said it’s been a while since he was last under a Legends deal — and he’s looking forward to being featured in action figures and video games again.

“I just signed a Legends deal with the WWE,” the 71-year-old Duggan announced. “Just recently signed the Legends deal. I haven’t signed it for a while, there was a little kind of discrepancy what was going on, but we got it all worked out and was able to sign it. So hopefully the action figures and the games will be coming back out again.”

Duggan made an appearance at the WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event episode that took place in San Antonio on January 25. While at the show, he was also interviewed for future WWE content. Duggan said he was treated very well backstage and received a good paycheck for appearing. He feels WWE is a whole different world under its new management regime.

“I’m excited [about the Legends deal]. Like I said, it’s a whole new day up there in WWE. Proud to be part of it,” Duggan said. “Of course, you know, I never blasted the WWE. I never blasted Vince [McMahon]. As bad as he was, I still wouldn’t be where I am without him. Wrestling wouldn’t be where it is without him. I can’t vouch for his character — but as a businessman that took wrestling from high school gyms and National Guard armories to what it is today.

“But I signed that deal, so hopefully it won’t take too long to be in the circuit to come out with new action figures and stuff, and hopefully they give me some abs this time, you know? [laughs]”

Duggan is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2011.

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan out of hospital two days after emergency surgery

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two days after undergoing emergency surgery, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has been discharged from the hospital.

An update posted to Duggan’s social media accounts on Monday revealed that he is now out of the hospital. Duggan was admitted last Friday evening and underwent an undisclosed emergency surgery on Saturday morning.

Duggan thanked the staff at the hospital for making these rough few days much easier. He also thanked everyone who was thinking of him or said a prayer for him:

Out of the HOSPITAL!!!

Big Thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the @GlensFallsHosp. You made a rough few days much easier!!

Also, thanks to all of you who had a thought and a prayer for me as we went through this difficult time.

Love you!

Duggan was even feeling well enough to stop at Five Guys for a burger on his way home from the hospital.

Before his hospitalization, Duggan was honored in Glens Falls, New York last Friday. It was declared as “James ‘Hacksaw’ Duggan Day” in the city, and Duggan was inducted as an honorary member into the Glens Falls Firefighters Association for work that he did as a summer firefighter in the 1970s.

Duggan previously had to undergo an emergency surgery in October 2021.

Duggan is a multi-time cancer survivor.

In 2011, Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan ‘will be back on his feet soon’ following emergency surgery

Posted on by Ian Carey

An update is available on ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan’s condition.

Duggan was admitted to hospital on Friday evening and underwent emergency surgery Saturday morning. His wife Debra posted a statement that the surgery went well. 

An update was posted to Duggan’s official Twitter account on Sunday, noting the 69-year-old is on the mend and will be back on his feet soon. 

Update: Jim is resting comfortably. He is on the mend and will be back on his feet soon. Thank you for your prayers, good wishes and messages. Hacksaw’s fans are awesome! Thanks to @JakeSnakeDDT and Cheryl for the beautiful flowers!

The type of surgery Duggan had has not been disclosed. 

The WWE Hall of Famer was honored in his hometown of Glen Falls, New York on Friday. He was named an honorary member of the Glens Falls Firefighters Association and Friday was declared James “Hacksaw” Duggan Day by the mayor.

Duggan’s wife posted the following to social media on Saturday:

We want to thank everyone that came out yesterday as Jim was honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association and apologize to those that came after 3:30.

Jim was taken to the hospital and admitted yesterday evening. He had emergency surgery this morning and everything went well. We will reschedule tomorrow in Utica, MI for a later time. We welcome your prayers and we will continue to provide updates.

Thank you, Debra

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan recovering after undergoing emergency surgery

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Pro wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is recovering after having to undergo emergency surgery.

Duggan’s wife Debra issued a statement on Saturday announcing that Duggan was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening and underwent emergency surgery this morning. Debra wrote that everything went well with the surgery. The statement didn’t disclose what type of surgery was done.

The full statement can be read below:

We want to thank everyone that came out yesterday as Jim was honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association and apologize to those that came after 3:30.

Jim was taken to the hospital and admitted yesterday evening. He had emergency surgery this morning and everything went well. We will reschedule tomorrow in Utica, MI for a later time. We welcome your prayers and we will continue to provide updates.

Thank you, Debra

Friday was declared as “James ‘Hacksaw’ Duggan Day” in Glens Falls, New York. Duggan was also inducted as an honorary member into the Glens Falls Firefighters Association for work that he did as a summer firefighter in the 1970s.

A meet-and-greet with Duggan raised $2500 for the GF Nation Fund.

Duggan’s social media accounts said: “Yesterday was named James ‘Hacksaw’ Duggan Day by the mayor! We didn’t know anything about it and it was an incredible honor”

Duggan previously underwent an emergency surgery in October 2021.

Duggan is a multi-time cancer survivor. In December 2022, he detained an intruder during an incident at his home.

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan issues statement after detaining intruder during break-in

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Pro wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has issued a statement after dealing with a scary situation at his home.

As noted in Saturday’s Daily Update, Duggan tackled and detained an intruder who came through his front door at around 6:45 p.m. on December 8. Duggan held the intruder at gunpoint after detaining him.

Duggan told Wrestling Inc. that the intruder was a man in his mid-20s who was “fleeing individuals related to a separate legal matter, leading him to seek refuge.” The intruder “reportedly pounded on multiple other doors before climbing over the Duggans’ fence and entering through their unlocked door. Duggan did not press charges when asked, letting the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department apprehend the intruder.”

The intruder, who Duggan and his wife Debra said was “hysterically frightened,” claimed that there were people from a nearby home who were coming after him to kill him. Because they heard other people yelling in the neighborhood, Duggan and Debra turned their Christmas lights off and told the intruder to be quiet. Duggan told Wrestling Inc. that he kept his .44 caliber pistol on his lap and had his hand on the intruder’s back until police came.

In an Instagram post over the weekend, the 68-year-old Duggan wrote that he and Debra are safe with no damage. Duggan thanked everyone for their concern and well-wishes.

We would like to thank the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department for their prompt and professional response last week. A man who we had never seen before climbed our fence, ran through our yard to our front door, and was pounding on our glass doors.

Before we could get to the door, he opened it and fell into our house. I held him at gunpoint while Debra called 911. We are safe with no damage.

Thanks to everyone for the concern and well wishes!

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan shares update on battle with cancer

Posted on by Ian Carey

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has provided an update on his battle with prostate cancer. 

Duggan had surgery to remove his prostate last October. He then announced in May that he will be undergoing radiation treatment as the cancer had returned. 

In a video he posted to Instagram recently, Duggan spoke about having to do six more weeks of radiation treatments. 

“Hey folks, I was just in there brushing my teeth, getting ready for bed, feeling sorry for myself. It wasn’t that long ago I had kidney cancer, I lost a kidney. Then just three years ago, I had all the heart problems, where I was in the ICU unit and ended up having an ablation. Then I had two other incidents where I was in the ICU unit, and then I get diagnosed with prostate cancer, they take out my prostate and I still have to have radiation because the cancer is still in me.”

“I’m sitting there feeling a little sorry for myself. Then I look in the mirror, and the man in the mirror is looking back hard at me. And it’s ‘Duggan, pull your head out! Stand up straight! God bless that you have only 6 more weeks of radiation. God bless that you only have six more weeks of radiation. Look around, look around, you got it a lot better than a lot of other people, God bless. So, Hacksaw, pull your head out and I’m going to do it and folks, make sure you get your physicals, save your life.”

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan announces he’s cancer-free

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Image: WWE

Less than two months after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has announced that he’s cancer-free.

Duggan posted an update on Wednesday announcing that he just received the good news that his cancer was entirely encapsulated in his prostate, and he’s cancer-free after undergoing surgery.

“Hi everybody. I just want to share everybody the great news I just received that my cancer was all encapsulated inside my prostate. They checked my bones, that came out clear. The surrounding tissue came out clear. The lymph nodes came out clear. So, thank God I’m cancer-free,” Duggan said.

“You know, this is my second bout with cancer. Twenty years ago I had kidney cancer, now prostate cancer. Folks, remember, early detection saves lives. And merry, merry Christmas. Ho, Ho, Hooo!”

Duggan underwent prostate cancer surgery on October 29. Prior to having surgery, Duggan said it was an issue that had been going on for a couple of months and he had been living with it and getting ready for it.

Duggan also underwent an undisclosed emergency surgery on October 20.

Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan gives health update after cancer surgery

Posted on by Ethan Renner

WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan posted a video today, giving a health update after undergoing two surgeries last month. 

Duggan underwent surgery related to a prostate cancer diagnosis on October 29. He underwent another surgery on October 20, though he and wife Debra did not reveal whether or not that was related to the prostate cancer. 

In the video posted to his Twitter account, Duggan said: 

“Hi everybody. I’d just like to give everybody a quick update after my back-to-back surgeries. Obviously I’m home. Doing well. Feel much, much better. 

And I also want to say thank you to everyone for the thoughts, the prayers, the good wishes. 

You know folks, it’s humbling to have so many people all over the world care, and I tell you, it means a lot. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you so much to so many folks for checking in on me.

And also, I’d like to say I’m sorry and I hope you all understand I’m going to have to cancel the rest of the shows for this year, but we’re looking forward to traveling the world next year, God willing. And so, hopefully we’ll see you down the road. 

Again, thank you very much for all the good wishes and prayers. God bless and hopefully see you soon.”

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan announces prostate cancer diagnosis

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Image: WWE

Pro wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is set to undergo surgery after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In an Instagram video with his wife Debra, the 67-year-old Duggan announced that he’ll be undergoing cancer surgery this Friday. Duggan said the situation has been going on for a couple of months and is something he’s been living with and getting ready for.

“Hi folks. You know Debra and I, we always share the good times with you, but today we got to share some bad times. I’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and I’m having my surgery tomorrow. Actually, it’s been going on for a couple of months now and Debra and I have been living with it and getting ready. But reality is here and I’m going down to Charleston tomorrow to have my cancer surgery,” Duggan said.

“So folks, I know you’ve been thinking and praying for me about it this last surgery. Please think of me this Friday as I go get my cancer surgery down in Charleston. Debra will keep everybody updated, but I want to take a break from social media. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We’ll see you down the road with the grace of God and the skill of the doctors. Love you.”

Duggan had an undisclosed emergency surgery done on October 20. Debra noted that everything went well and thanked everyone for their prayers, good vibes, and good thoughts.

Duggan is a kidney cancer survivor, having battled the disease in the late 1990s. He’s also dealt with heart issues in recent years.

Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan recovering from emergency surgery

Posted on by Josh Nason

Former WWF and WCW star “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is recovering from emergency surgery on Wednesday for an undisclosed issue.

From his wife Debra on his social media accounts, Duggan thanked his fans and said that everything “went well” and asked for more good thoughts:

https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1450910857009917956

Earlier Wednesday, Duggan’s wife revealed that he was undergoing a procedure:

https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1450839134411509770

The 67-year-old Duggan has battled health issues the past few years, undergoing a heart procedure in March 2019 following an atrial fibrillation scare over Thanksgiving weekend in 2018. Later in 2019, Duggan suffered an infection that was serious enough to require two operations in 24 hours.

In a January 2020 interview with Wrestling Inc., Duggan said his health had improved and that he had lost 40 pounds.

Even after his days in the major organizations were done, Duggan remained active in indie wrestling through May 2019 and in the aforementioned Wrestling Inc. interview, he said his in-ring career was done. It’s believed he is still under a WWE Legends contract.