Sean Waltman’s wrestling career in the big leagues came to a halt after contracting hepatitis C. He couldn’t get cleared to complete in some states due to it being transmitted via blood. This limited Waltman to wrestling on indie shows and making occasional non-wrestling appearances for WWE. However, speaking on his podcast, Waltman has revealed his hepatitis C is now cured due to using expensive direct-acting antiviral tablets. He’d add that he could return to the ring on a bigger stage after he gets his knee fixed.
I feel great. Nothing I didn’t even know, don’t feel anything. Some people were going, “How come you never came back?” So that’s the reason, but now that’s clear, and so now I’m gonna get my knee fixed. I’ve had a torn ACL since before the turn of this decade. I was in Mexico, still living in Mexico. I tore my ACL. It was like 2008, something like that, and so I’m gonna get that fixed and so sometime next year, I’ll put myself on the market, have a few more matches.
People talk about, “Hey, you got another run left in you?” Everyone thinks they have one more run left in them. I don’t care if a dude’s in a wheelchair. He swears to God he has another run left in him. But, any run that I would have would have to be a sprint.
I don’t know if I want to. I probably got half-a-dozen good, hard matches in me.Sean Waltman
While Waltman has been troubled by personal demons throughout his career, he appears to be in a much better place now. Considering his relationship with WWE and who runs NXT, it isn’t beyond the realm of possibility he could compete on a future TakeOver. Considering how great a performer he was during his prime and his influence in breaking down barriers for smaller wrestlers, it would be great if his in-ring career could end on a bigger stage.
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