AEW Name Opens Up About Return After ‘Rough’ Health Issues

AEW Name Opens Up About Return After ‘Rough’ Health Issues AEW

Wrestling legend Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts has opened up about his AEW return following rough health issues.

Roberts made his return to AEW TV on Friday’s (February 24) edition of Rampage, alongside Lance Archer, who defeated Bryce Saturn in singles action.

The WWE Hall of Famer was has dealt with a number of health issues in recent years, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema, that required him to use an oxygen tank for over a year.

Speaking with the New York Post, Roberts confirmed that he now only uses the oxygen tank at night.

Opening up about his AEW return, Roberts said:

“It’s doesn’t get any better, it really doesn’t. You can’t imagine how it feels to walk out and all of sudden they’re chanting your name in unison. It’s overwhelming.

“This last year my lungs got in pretty rough shape, I had to go on oxygen. I went on oxygen for nearly a year and a half. Now I’m off of it.

“The only time I use it is at night whenever I hook it up to my CPAP machine which is a good thing. It helps me heal at night.

“I feel pretty good. I’m going to the gym five, six days a week. I’m stretching, I’m riding the bike for 45 minutes a day.

“When you’re my age, going through protocol is never something you’re completely sure about because I got bits and pieces that have taken a lot of beatings and parts of me that just don’t work the way they used to.

“So being cleared by AEW is a pat on the back that all’s well.”

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