Brian Knobs of The Nasty Boys is currently hospitalized with unspecified stomach issues. A GoFundMe was sent up to help raise money to cover his medical bills for this and knee surgery, with $14.333 raised of the $20,000 goal as of writing. While this is clearly a serious issue, Eric Bischoff, who has known Knobs since they worked together in the AWA and was previously his boss in WCW, has now stated that the medical issues Knobs is dealing with are much worse than have been made public.
I do know the complexities of what he’s dealing with, and since they have been made public, I’m not going to do that. I just want to let people know that his situation is much more serious than perhaps you’ve heard or read about, or as detailed in the GoFundMe paragraph. So, it’s a very, very serious situation for Brian. Prayers go out to him.
Brian was one of the first guys that I really became friends with back in AWA in 1987, one of the first talents, him and Jerry Sags. Brian and I go way back, and I’m pulling for him, I’m praying for him, and if anybody is listening to this, man, please donate. It doesn’t matter if you donate a buck or a hundred bucks, or five bucks, please donate.
Knobs’ wrestling career began in 1985 as part of AWA and his mainstream run pretty much ended following his departure from WCW in 2000. Along with tag partner Jerry Sags, he would get a tryout ahead of a potential WWE return in 2007, but those in attendance said the match didn’t go well, and WWE didn’t follow up. His last hurrah came in 2010 following his longtime friends Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff to TNA. The duo would feud with Team 3D before leaving the promotion after an altercation involving Knobs at a TNA function which Spike TV executives observed. Since then, the 57-year-old has been wrestling on the independents and autograph signings at conventions. However, that ended in 2019 when his knee issues severely limited his mobility.
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