Buff Bagwell Underwent Leg Amputation Surgery

Former WCW wrestler Buff Bagwell, real name Marcus Bagwell, announced that he recently underwent above-the-knee amputation surgery on his right leg. Bagwell stated that the reason for the amputation was due to complications from injuries he suffered from a 2020 car accident.

Bagwell stated that the decision was a no-brainer for him and believes that his quality of life will improve with a prosthetic leg.

“I’m trying to be excited about it, and I think it’s going to be a wonderful thing. So I’m trying to make a bad situation good again, like I’ve done a lot of times in my life. But I really do think this is the right call. And I’m really thinking that I’m going to have a better quality of life.”

Bagwell also stated that these past three years have been some of the best of his life due to his relationship with God, his fiancee Stacy, and focusing on himself for his sobriety.

“I’d rather be sober right now with this situation than Buff Bagwell on WCW making money and in the funk I was in. I’d much rather have this life.”

Bagwell also stated that despite the surgery, he is still hopeful of being able to have one more match for his wrestling career in the future.

“I want to get back in the ring, hit the ropes, have a match. It’ll show that I’ve came out of the darkness with this thing and I’ve turned it around all the way to being back in the ring as Buff Bagwell. You don’t have to give up with something like this. This is something that I am taking by the horns, man. And I’m going to show the world that you can have just as good of a life with or without a leg.”