Bull Nakano Was Hospitalized Last Year With Liver Disease Due To Alcohol Abuse

In an interview with Oricon News, former WWF Women’s Champion Bull Nakano revealed she was hospitalized in July 2020 for cirrhosis of the liver due to years of alcohol abuse. She had symptoms of hair loss, flaky skin, and a swollen abdomen due to fluid buildup. Here are highlights:

On avoiding the hospital at first: “It was said for a long time that I had to be hospitalized and treated. However, because I had a job and couldn’t stay in the hospital for a long time, I stopped going to the hospital. But in the end, just coughing started to produce excrement, and I used to diapers during work.”

On finally being convinced to go: “My husband said “Let’s go to the hospital” every day and made a reservation, but I said “I don’t want to go” and I was in a state of being deceived. I lived while hiding my stomach that was swollen with ascites, but I was finally found by my husband. So I went to the hospital together and decided to stay in the hospital.”

On why she decided to announce her issue now: “Two commentary on the professional wrestling show, MC, and three TV programs that I was doing every week were all suspended by Corona. So I decided to be hospitalized, but the program is still suspended even after I was discharged. However, I had other jobs such as drinking alcohol, so I decided to make it clear that I couldn’t drink alcohol anymore. There was just a plan to “announce a drinker wrestler” on YouTube, so it was at this timing.”

On not drinking anymore and realizing she had a problem: “Until now, I couldn’t imagine a life without drinking alcohol. However, I hadn’t taken it for about two months since I was hospitalized, so I didn’t want to take it even after I was discharged. By quitting alcohol, my body becomes healthier and I can live a regular life. You can use your time meaningfully from morning till night, and anyway, there are more good things. I thought, “If I keep going like this, I’ll be addicted.” I didn’t have a day when I didn’t drink alcohol, and I didn’t feel like quitting, so I think I would still be drinking if I didn’t have cirrhosis. I quit because my health got worse, but I love alcohol itself … (laughs). If you were alcoholic, you might not have known it yourself.”