“It is with great remorse that I feel compelled to speak truthfully to my friends, family and my millions of fans around the world,” Hart captioned, in part, a photo on Instagram. “In the past few years, I’ve spent more than enough time paying the price for all those years trying to be the best there ever was as a professional wrestler.
A photo posted by Bret (@brethitmanhart) on Feb 1, 2016 at 8:28am PST
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“I’ve had a great lifelong dance and I’m a survivor of many hard battles. 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.”
Hart, 58, was forced to retire from pro wrestling in 2000 after suffering a concussion one year earlier, and he suffered a stroke in 2002 that left him in a wheelchair, though he has made a number of appearances in the ring since.
