We reported here on eWn that Darren “Droz” Drozdov sadly passed away at the age of 54 last week.
Speaking on the latest edition of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, AEW wrestler Matt Hardy paid tribute to his late friend and revealed how Droz always stayed positive following an injury that paralyzed him from the neck down.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Droz’s injury: “It was terrible. I mean that’s burnt in my mind, the night that he got injured… I was watching it from the TVO, the TV locker room. I remember seeing it live when it happened. I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was one of those things where you cringe but again, it didn’t look terrible. I would not have expected him to be paralyzed from the bump that he took. But unfortunately, he was, and it changed the course of his life.”
On Droz staying positive throughout the years: “He really did go into it with as much optimism as could be humanly possible for the scenario that he was in. He would show up at WWE events later on and it was always great to see him. He would always be smiling, and he would always be trying to put smiles on faces and make people laugh.”
