10 Things We Learned From You Cannot Kill David Arquette
5. He Had A Heart Attack One Year Before Coming Back
Nothing could possibly speak more to David Arquette's determination to hitting his wrestling goals than this.
As the documentary creeps from its second act into its third, we learn from David's sister, Patricia, that he suffered a heart attack just one year prior to his big comeback. While Arquette's health problems are covered in moderate detail early in the film, this is shocking. Ellen DeGeneres, whose chat show plays host to the revelation, is astonished herself, with Patricia stating that she can't watch any of her sibling's matches because she's so worried about his health.
That's how badly David Arquette wanted to clear his name in professional wrestling. This ties in with the earlier point about winning the WCW Championship not being his choice, making harbouring anger towards the former Scream star even more of an untenable position. He adores this sport, dearly, and while he unquestionably starred in one of the Monday Night Wars' absolute worst moments, that's not how he wanted his time in the profession to go down. At all.
How can anyone stay mad at him knowing he pushed through heart attack recovery to clear his name?