Fans of Bret Hart were given a shock in early February, when the former WWE superstar revealed he was battling prostate cancer.
Hart, 58, broke the sad news by posting a picture of him and his grandchildren, alongside a heartfelt message.
“I’ve had a great lifelong dance and I’m a survivor of many hard battles,” he said. “I now face my toughest battle. With hesitation and fear, I openly declare myself in my fight against prostate cancer. In the next few days, I will undergo surgery with the hope of defeating this nemesis once and for all.”
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It looks like Hart fought the battle and won, after undergoing robotic prostatectomy surgery that doctors are describing as a “success.”
“Bret is a champion not only in the ring, but also in his fight against cancer,” Dr. Eric Hyndman, Hart’s doctor at the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre said in a news release. “His surgery was a success and we are happy to say he is very well.”
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Hart has had serious health issues before.
He suffered a significant stroke in 2002 that left him partially paralyzed, but he had a successful recovery from that, too.
Hart began his wrestling career in 1976 as part of his father’s show Stampede Wrestling. Hart was a champion in the WWE (then known as the WWF) in the ’80s and ’90s.
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He might be best-known for the way he left the WWF in 1997, after a public falling-out with Vince McMahon. Hart won his final championship in 2010 when he headlined the WWE’s SummerSlam.
Hart’s youngest brother Owen, also a wrestler, died in 1999 after an accident occurred during WWF event Over the Edge.
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