AEW's Pres10 'Ten' Vance Reveals Battle With Crohn's Disease
Dark Order man opens up on being diagnosed with Crohn's 20 years ago.
All Elite Wrestling's Pres10 'Ten' Vance has hit social media to reveal the struggles with Crohn's disease that dogged his childhood.
The condition, which causes significant inflammation of the gut and can lead to lifelong discomfort, was first diagnosed in Vance 20 years ago. Sharing his story on Twitter, the Dark Order man revealed how early hospital trips helped inspire him to become a professional wrestler. His mother would take him to Toys R Us to get a wrestling figure after every hospital trip, making him feel better, and now, in 2022, he is living that dream:-
20 years ago I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease. I was so young I had no idea what it was or how it was going to impact my life. I spent a lot of time at the University of Michigan pediatrics hospital. I was always miserable making the trip there. To make it better my mom would stop at Toys R Us and let me pick out a wrestling action figure. During this time is when I truly became obsessed with it. I made a promise to myself no matter what I’m goin through I’m going to get through it and be like these larger than life figures I idolized. 20 years forward I’ve now been wresting for 6 years and 2 currently with the best company in the world @allelitewrestling.But more importantly thanks to my doctors who found the right treatment that worked for me early and put me in remission for 14 years and counting. If I didn’t have this setback at such a young age I don’t think I’d be the person I am today. I never wanted to make it just for me I wanted to make it for that 10 year old kid going through the same stuff I went through, looking for answers, and searching for that defining it’s going to be ok and you can do whatever the f**k you want in life moment.
Check out Vance's original post below:-
A lot of people hide struggles and try to act like everything is perfect. But you never know who needs to hear your story. ??? pic.twitter.com/ulD4f67SSL
— Pres10 (@Pres10Vance) April 25, 2022
A Monster Factory prospect whose pro wrestling debut went down in September 2015, Vance has been with AEW since March 2020, when he debuted opposite Darby Allin on an episode of Dark. A few weeks later, he joined The Dark Order and became 'Ten' on television.