Gringo Loco Recalls 2017 Cardiac Arrest, Says He Feels Great Now

Gringo Loco had a big health scare in 2017, and he recently discussed the incident and how he’s feeling now. The indie star spoke with Nick Hausman for Haus of Wrestling and highlights are below (h/t to Fightful):

On his 2017 health issues: “It was a pretty unfortunate situation. I felt like, before that situation, I felt like I was finally on the rise, I was finally creating some noise, I was making more towns, I was getting flown places. Then, low and behold, without ever being in a hospital for a flu, a broken finger, or anything, my heart decides to stop, and I wake up in a hospital saying, ‘Hey, man, what happened?’ The doctor’s looking at me like, ‘You’re a miracle to be here.’ I was like, ‘No way. What happened?’

“They explained that there was a cardiac arrest situation, and we don’t know why it was. Went through all these tests for six days, and they decided, just as a precaution, we’re gonna go ahead and put a pacemaker, just in case to make sure that, if this does decide to happen again, that you’re gonna be completely fine. A lot of people don’t know that. There’s actually a mini-documentary in the works right now that will tell more in-depth on that story. But yeah, that actually happened. I think that this is my second chance, and I think I’m taking full advantage of what’s been given to me.”

On how he feels now: “I personally feel great. The doctor said, ‘You’re completely cleared to wrestle, do whatever you want to do.’ I definitely don’t mention that I’m going to put two humans beings on top of myself and slam them to the mat, but we ran a bunch of tests the first year, of strenuous activity, and how did it look after this match? Everything looks fine, so I just think that, again, a second chance you have to take full advantage of it.”

On if he has any limitations due to his past issues: “Just full bore, man. You only live one time, bro. Actually, in my case, twice. But yeah, I can’t wait for the people to actually see my story when this mini-doc comes out. It’s gonna be something.”