Brian James, better known by his name in the WWE ring, Road Dogg, was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a heart attack, according to his wife.
Tracy James announced the news in an exciting Facebook post on Saturday. She said it happened after he returned home from Orlando, where WWE operates a training center. The couple lives in Jay, Florida, on the other side of the state, according to their Facebook profile.
James said her 51-year-old husband was suffering from hypertension and would have kidney, heart and stress tests.
She thanked the supporters for their prayers and texts and asked people to continue to pray for her husband.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – APRIL 6: Road Dogg at the WWE 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 6, 2018. Credit: George Napolitano / MediaPunch / IPX
“Please pray that all tests go back to something that we can fix,” she wrote. “I am a total disaster, but I am trying very hard to be positive! Please pray for Brian.”
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In a separate post, she said that the kidney test “came back clear” and that the heart scan would take place on Monday.
A number of WWE figures and official accounts shared messages of support for their colleagues.
Road Dogg’s career took off in the late 1990s and early 2000s as half of the New Age Outlaws duo, alongside Billy Gunn.
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As part of the wrestling faction D-Generation X, which also included Triple H and Shawn Michaels, among others, they were among the most popular artists of the time.
James left WWE for several years and then returned to a role behind the scenes as a producer and writer. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.