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Marty Jannetty’s family release statement following recent amputation
WWE veteran Marty Jannetty’s family has released a statement addressing his foot amputation.
Jannetty recently underwent a foot amputation, according to comments from Eddy Mansfield during his appearance on the Monte & The Pharaoh YouTube channel.
Shortly after, a photo of Jannetty in a wheelchair with his foot wrapped was posted online and went viral. Now, Jannetty’s family has addressed the photo and shared their statement on Jannetty’s status.
“The Jannetty family is issuing this statement to address the recent circulation of private medical information and photographs involving Marty Jannetty. Over the past year, we have chosen to keep Marty’s health matters private, and we stand firmly by that decision. However, due to widespread speculation, unauthorized posts, and ongoing commentary across social media and wrestling news outlets, we feel it is necessary to provide accurate information,” shared Addie Jannetty, Marty Jannetty’s wife, on Facebook.
“Marty recently underwent a below‑the‑knee amputation. The photograph currently being shared online is authentic. It is not AI‑generated, altered, or manipulated in any way. It was taken by his wife to document his medical journey. The procedure was performed on April 1, 2026, by Dr. Leland McCluskey, who successfully removed all infected bone. The surgery went as expected, and Marty is now focusing on recovery, pain management, and long‑term healing. We respectfully request privacy during this time as Marty continues his rehabilitation. An additional, more detailed update will be provided when the family is ready. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has reached out with genuine concern, compassion, and support. Your kindness has been felt and deeply appreciated,” the statement further read.
Eddy Mansfield believes Marty Jannetty should be in the WWE Hall of Fame
Despite a successful WWE career in the early 1990s and a tag-team run with Shawn Michaels, Jannetty has yet to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Speaking on the above-mentioned video, Mansfield expressed his belief that Jannetty should be in the Hall of Fame.
“He should be in the Hall of Fame. Without a shadow of a doubt, he should be. And Shawn Michaels should be the guy who’s introducing him into the Hall of Fame. How come he hadn’t done that?”
WOL: Lesnar retirement, Cena’s future, RAW report, Marty
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Marty Jannetty reportedly has foot amputated
According to comments made by Eddy Mansfield, Marty Jannetty recently had his foot amputated.
Mansfield revealed the news during an appearance on the Monte & The Pharaoh YouTube channel on Saturday. He said that Jannetty had long-standing problems with his ankles dating back to his days in The Rockers with Shawn Michaels, but did not give a clear reason as to what led to the amputation.
“One of my dearest friends ever on the face of this earth and was a great wrestler had his foot amputated, and his name is The Rocker Marty Jannetty,” Mansfield said on the show.
The Book Pro Wrestlers social media account also wrote:
“Praying for Marty Janetty this morning who has undergone an amputation surgery on his foot that has bothered him for years. Here’s to hoping this gives him some relief and a better quality of life.”
Marty Jannetty foot amputation: Eddy Mansfield critical of WWE
During the interview released on Saturday, Mansfield was also critical of WWE for not taking care of Jannetty, saying:
“Where in the hell was the WWE to help Marty Jannetty? Hell, he made them millions of dollars and you can’t help him when he is in the biggest need of his life, fighting for his life? I don’t understand that. And that’s where I’ve had problems with promoters this whole damn time.”
The host of the show also discussed the situation, noting that Jannetty had been told some time ago that he would likely lose the foot. Mansfield said Jannetty’s problems began in a WWE ring.
“His problem has always been his ankles, and his ankles were screwed up in a WWE wrestling ring and making them a lot of money. Him and Shawn Michaels.”
He later added:
“The WWE and Shawn Michaels should have stepped in and made sure he went to the best when it all started. And give him the best medical attention and to the best doctors that money could buy. And that wasn’t done. I guarantee they’d do it for Shawn Michaels, though.”
Mansfield also stated his belief that Jannetty should be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
“He should be in the Hall of Fame. Without a shadow of a doubt, he should be. And Shawn Michaels should be the guy who’s introducing him into the Hall of Fame. How come he hadn’t done that?”
The full podcast episode is available below.
Georgia police looking into Marty Jannetty’s apparent murder claim
Columbus, Georgia, police told TMZ Wednesday they will be looking into a claim Marty Jannetty made on Facebook Wednesday that he killed a man when he was 13 years old.
In the now-deleted Facebook post, Jannetty claimed that as a 13-year-old, he was working at a bowling alley buying marijuana from a man who took him out to the back of the building to sexually assault him.
“That was the first time I made a man disappear,” he said. “They shoulda looked in the Chattahoochee River…” before continuing to ramble about a Jamaican woman he was in love with. Jannetty is 60 so the alleged incident would have happened at some point in 1973.
The department told TMZ they have some current active homicide investigations as a priority, but “the first step will be seeing if we have any missing persons or unidentified remains cases that match the limited information in the post.”
Jannetty has been known to make outlandish claims on Facebook frequently including a 2017 post where he had to later clarify he didn’t want to have sex with a woman he once considered his daughter.
The former WWF star was part of The Rockers tag team with Shawn Michaels and over three separate runs in the company, he held the tag team titles once with Sean Waltman and won the Intercontinental belt.
Joey Janela’s Spring Break results: Matt Riddle vs. Dan Severn; Janela vs. Marty Jannetty
Late Thursday night, Game Changer Wrestling presented a rather unique event on FloSlam: a Spring Break show booked and hosted by one of their stars, Joey Janela.
Here’s the results in case you missed them:
– Sami Callihan defeated Kyle the Beast by submission with the Stretch Muffler
Good opener where Beast held his own.
– Andy Williams & Penelope Ford defeated Allie & Braxton Sutter after Ford pinned Sutter following a moonsault
Williams is the frontman for the band Every Time I Die and has been wrestling for the last few months. This was an intergender match with a bunch of male/female spots. Allie and Sutter played the heels.
– GCW Champion Matt Tremont defeated Eddie Kingston to retain after a death valley driver through a door
This turned into a bloodbath brawl with Tremont bleeding heavily throughout.
– Jimmy Lloyd defeated Arik Cannon, Bryan Idol, Crazy Boy, Evil Dink, Ethan Page, Facade, Glacier, The Invisible Man, Jervis Cottonbelly, John Silver, Veda Scott and Flip Gordon in Spring Break ClusterF%$# match after Lloyd eliminated Ethan Page
The match lived up to its name, going over 40 minutes with a ton of spots, both serious and comedy. The highlight of the match had to be either the showdown between Glacier and Page (Mortal Kombat movie music and all) or The Invisible Man being thrown to the outside where everyone took a bump in response. We heard Scott lost some teeth in the match.
– Lio Rush defeated Keith Lee after three frog splashes.
In terms of pure in-ring action, this was easily the match of the show.
– Joey Janela pinned Marty Jannetty following a superkick
This wasn’t bad although it was obvious Jannetty couldn’t move around that much. They kept it simple and used lots of smoke and mirrors. Lots of ref bumps near the end, which brought in Earl Hebner for the finish. One big spot: a Hebner ref bump that allowed Virgil to interfere which then set up a Jannetty Canadian Destroyer on Janela.
– Matt Riddle defeated Dan “The Beast” Severn by submission with the Bromission
This was pretty good, a nice back and forth effort with some cool mat wrestling. Afterward, Riddle said “they didn’t call sh*t” in the match, but “just beat the sh*t out of each other.”
This wasn’t a “star ratings” show at all, nor was it designed to be. It was simply a very fun show with everyone playing their role very well. What needed to deliver did and what didn’t need to deliver at least held its own with some fun spots. Definitely catch the replay on FloSlam if you want to watch something fun as a change of pace from everything else going on.
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Marathon: Marty Jannetty
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels had an incredible career — easily one of the top ten of all history in pro wrestling — but what about the other half of the Midnight Rockers?
Early on, many thought Marty Jannetty might be the standout of the duo and he certainly had the skill. He began his career as Marty Oates, a kayfabe member of the Oates wrestling family from Georgia. So what happened? Where did it go wrong? Did it go wrong? He has had a wild career with many peaks and valleys and today, host Karl Stern, takes a look at the other Rocker: Marty Jannetty.
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