Former ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham, husband of WWE NXT wrestler Jordynne Grace, revealed he suffered two strokes and was hospitalized after struggling to call 911 for about half an hour.
Doctors confirmed the strokes via MRI. Tests so far are clear, but a severe case of COVID-19 a few weeks prior may have played a role. Gresham says the exact cause may remain unknown.
You can read Gresham’s full statement below:
“Two days ago, I woke up and couldn’t walk or move the left side of my body. I couldn’t see and could barely talk. It took me 30 minutes to dial 911, but I finally did. I woke up in the hospital, couldn’t remember what had happened. They told me they had done an MRI and I had two strokes.
I’ve had a lot of tests run but everything has come back clean. They’re not sure what happened, and the only thing they said was it could have been a possible complication from a bad case of COVID I had a couple of weeks ago. They said we may never know the exact reason.
Needless to say, I will be taking the next 2-4 weeks off from wrestling to recover and get cleared fully by my neurologist.
My wife saw me get carted off from the house on our Ring doorbell camera and somehow flew from Orlando to Atlanta in time that she was there when I woke up. I wasn’t fully convinced I had a stroke until she showed me this photo of how my face looked. I never thought this would be something for me to worry about at 37 years old.
I will be back soon.”
Here’s the photo he shared:
Gresham’s wife, Jordynne Grace, flew back from Orlando to be there when he came to.
He plans to be out for at least two to four weeks and will return only when his neurologist gives the clear.
