Big Bill Comments On Being Five Years Sober

AEW star Big Bill recently appeared on Barstool's Rasslin podcast and spoke about his sobriety, stating:

“I’ve been pretty open about my problems. My alcoholism was horrendous, and now I'm four years sober, going to be coming up on five years sober around the Super Bowl. It’s been quite a journey, man.

"My career, you know, ups and then downs, ups, downs, and now I’m definitely on an upswing. I feel like now I have a second chance. A second chance, not just at wrestling but a second chance at life. I have a very good life. I have my fiancee who I’m getting married to in December. I love her family. I have our dogs. I have a second chance at life because for a while there, that didn’t seem like it was going to continue. It got really bad. So it’s like I gotta put 100% into everything I’m doing. At work, it’s like, don’t complain, put your head down, work hard, do what you’re told, and eventually it’s gonna pay off."

Big Bill - formerly known by the ringnames Big Cass and W. Morrissey - is in a relationship with AEW backstage interviewer Lexy Nair. She is the stepdaughter of Diamond Dallas Page, one of the people credited with helping Bill turn his life around.

During AEW's recent UK appearances, despite being a heel, Bill was massively popular with live crowds at Dynamite in Cardiff and the All In pay per view at Wembley Stadium.

H/T to Fightful.