Former NEXUS Member Michael Tarver Provides Update After Suffering Stroke
The former WWE talent posted an update.
Former WWE talent and member of The NEXUS, Michael Tarver, took to his Instagram page and shared that he suffered a stroke. He posted the following caption to go along with a video of himself:
Last night I was told I was having a Stroke , I dont EVER emote , I dont EVER “Sell” as we say in the Wrestling Biz where I spent 20 years of my life. I told nobody, until I was forced to last night. I had a 202/114 blood pressure reading and the few people I told right before taking myself to the ER ,im thankful for your persistence and also that I actually listened. I was in my bed fir a few hours as they were testing and working to get my bd down and I actually started to have thoughts about my mortality. What a way to die , I work 2 jobs , I train twice a day , I have never drank or smoked in my life and to fall asleep and not wake up because of my blood pressure. I thought about my babies who are all adults now and all of my years of fight depression and suicide attempts over the past 20 years. I thought about my family and I just felt this overwhelming responsibility to get up out of that bed and live. I haven’t shared this much detail with anyone as I am still processing all of the weird emotions Im being overcome with but the sun came up and so did I
Thank you Jesus 🙏🏿
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Tarver tallied up 16 years in the wrestling business. He last wrestled in 2021 at an independent show in Tampa, Florida. Tarver was released from WWE in the summer of 2011. He was with the company for several years.
Tarver also made his way over to New Japan Pro-Wrestling as a representative of the National Wrestling Alliance.
