All Elite Wrestling Star Santana, who made his highly-anticipated return to the company during Wednesday night’s Fyter Fest episode of AEW Dynamite, when he joined forces with Ortiz and the Blackpool Combat Club against Eddie Kingston, the Lucha Brothers, the Best Friends and AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy, took to his Twitter (X) and issued a statement.
He addressed what he had to go through, his struggles, and his difficult journey over the past few years.
“To say that I knew what the road ahead of me was going to be like when I got hurt, would be totally false.
“The struggles and battles I’ve overcome to get back to what I love and have dedicated my life to is unimaginable. But the most important thing was that it taught me so much about myself and made me a 10x better person than who I was.
“I’m thankful that everything from the last 3 and half years happened the way they did. It needed to. Everything from losing my father, to unhappiness at work, to personal struggles, and everything in between.
“I’m thankful for all those things. They forced me to face me. To look in the mirror and learn to love/appreciate the person looking back. My story will be told eventually. I just want to enjoy this moment that I’ve worked so damn hard to get to.
Thanks to EVERYONE who ever reached out. Every message from the fans. All the support from my family. Those who were there during my darkest days. I’ll forever be grateful for all of you.
NOW LETS GET TO WORK!”
You can check out Santana’s post below:
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— Mike SANTANA?? (@Santana_Proud) August 24, 2023
