AEW's Big Swole Reveals Struggles With Crohn's Disease
Former AEW Women's Title contender Big Swole opens up on her health battles...
All Elite Wrestling's Big Swole has hit social media to outline her battle with Crohn's disease, which has seemingly been worsened by the ongoing global health crisis.
Swole broke it down in a lengthy Twitter post last night. In it, she revealed that continuing with the medication she takes for Crohn's could kill her during the pandemic, such is the impact it has on her immune system:-
This past year has been filled with ups and a lot of downs. After my bout with pneumonia early last year, I was informed that resuming my medicine for Crohn's would result in death given the COVID-19 circumstances. Seeing as how the biologic I was on shuts down my immune system and acts as such resuming my medicine was not an option. I was doing alright self-managing until the flare ups started in the fall.
The former AEW Women's World Title contender then went into greater detail on the impact Crohn's has on her life:-
As some of you may not know Crohn's attacks the body as a whole so on top of my intestines issues different body parts would lock up and become incapable of bending at the joints. Some days I could barely walk and that took a toll on me emotionally and mentally. Living with this disease may seem like a thorn and it is but it also shows me that His grace is sufficient and no matter what happens I will smile because I am more than a conqueror. I am Swole and that mentality/faith will carry me through it all. I ask that you bare with me, I'm getting the treatments that I need and my journey to complete healing is underway. Thank you for your love and thoughtful messages, I appreciate them and you! Much love to everyone, be safe! #Chronies
Swole last wrestled for AEW on the 19 January episode of Dark, defeating Alex Gracia. She hasn't played a consistent role on Dynamite since October, when she challenged Hikaru Shida, and Tony Khan's post-Revolution 2021 media scrum saw him state that Swole's condition had forced her out of action for a period of time.
Last Saturday's special episode of Dark saw Swole claim she was coming for another Women's World Title shot. Though she was the top-ranked wrestler in the division prior to the Eliminator Tournament, and used this as justification, the current rankings suggest she may need to wait.
All the best to Swole in her ongoing health battle.