Post by flame3169118 on Sept 2, 2020 22:57:51 GMT -5
This past week (& year for that matter) has been absolutely brutal when it comes to deaths.
Women's wrestling has lost one of it's major advocates & at a very young age:
Casey Michael, the 26-year-old owner of the wrestling website Squared Circle Sirens which focused on women's wrestling, died on September 2. It was announced oh his site‘s official Twitter account. Squared Circle Sirens tweeted, “It’s with a heavy heart we inform you that our beloved friend and @scsirens owner Casey Michael (@ifyouseekcasey) has passed away at age 26. His contributions to women’s wrestling and the friendships made will live on in his memory forever. We love you, Casey.”
The cause of his death was not known yet, but Michael had opened up about his medical issues on Instagram, as reported by Heavy. In September 2019, he shared a photo where he was looking frail and was doing physical exercise with a tube was attached to his nose. He said he underwent surgery and had to be forced-fed through a feeding tube and needed intense physical therapy to learn how to walk again, post-surgery. In the post he had written: “About a year ago I underwent my second major surgery of the year. I got 18 inches of my intestines removed for the second time after they twisted and died. I spent over 6 months in the hospital and had so many complications including 5 blood clots. I had a feeding tube placed. I had to learn how to walk again. It’s been a long journey. I’m still not 100% but the good days are finally outweighing the bad and I’m starting to feel somewhat normal.” His last photo on Instagram was on February 8 – a selfie.
He was an important advocate of women’s wrestling, and through his platform helped highlight performers as well as call out companies’ shortcomings. On August 30, he had tweeted, "Women’s wrestling is just the best. I’m blessed."