Big Bill Is Almost Five Years Sober, ‘I Feel Like I Have A Second Chance, Not Just At Wrestling, But At Life’
Big Bill is approaching a big milestone.
In the past, Bill has spoken about his battle with alcohol and how it was controlling his life at one point in his life. Now, the issue is completely in the past for Bill, as he is approaching the five year mark of being sober.
“I’ve been pretty open about my problems. My alcoholism was horrendous, and now four years sober, going to be coming up on five years sober around the Super Bowl upcoming year. It’s been quite a journey, man.” Bill said while speaking to Barstool’s Rasslin podcast for a new interview. “I mean, my career, you know, ups and then downs, ups, downs, and now I’m definitely on an upswing. I feel like now I have a second chance. A second chance, not just at wrestling, but a second chance at life. I have a very good life. I have my fiance who I’m getting married to in December. I love her family. I have our dogs. I have a second chance at life because for a while there, that didn’t seem like it was going to continue. It got really bad. I have a second chance at life. So it’s like, I gotta put 100% into everything I’m doing. At work, it’s like, don’t complain, put your head down, work hard, do what you’re told, and eventually it’s gonna pay off.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Bill said that Chris Jericho has helped him with his confidence in AEW. Learn more about those comments here.
Check out the current lineup for the September 18 edition of AEW Dynamite here.
Special thanks to WrestlingNews.co for the quote(s).
