‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan recovering after undergoing emergency surgery

Pro wrestling legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is recovering after having to undergo emergency surgery.

Duggan’s wife Debra issued a statement on Saturday announcing that Duggan was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening and underwent emergency surgery this morning. Debra wrote that everything went well with the surgery. The statement didn’t disclose what type of surgery was done.

The full statement can be read below:

We want to thank everyone that came out yesterday as Jim was honored by the Glens Falls Firefighters Association and apologize to those that came after 3:30.

Jim was taken to the hospital and admitted yesterday evening. He had emergency surgery this morning and everything went well. We will reschedule tomorrow in Utica, MI for a later time. We welcome your prayers and we will continue to provide updates.

Thank you, Debra

Friday was declared as “James ‘Hacksaw’ Duggan Day” in Glens Falls, New York. Duggan was also inducted as an honorary member into the Glens Falls Firefighters Association for work that he did as a summer firefighter in the 1970s.

A meet-and-greet with Duggan raised $2500 for the GF Nation Fund.

Duggan’s social media accounts said: “Yesterday was named James ‘Hacksaw’ Duggan Day by the mayor! We didn’t know anything about it and it was an incredible honor”

Duggan previously underwent an emergency surgery in October 2021.

Duggan is a multi-time cancer survivor. In December 2022, he detained an intruder during an incident at his home.