Former WWE star Richard “Black Bart” Harris has been battling colon and liver most cancers for a number of years now, and on the newest version of “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Dave Meltzer provided some perception into the retired wrestler’s present situation. 76-year-old Harris reportedly made the choice to cease his chemotherapy remedy not too long ago, with the plan to protect as a lot high quality of life as attainable for the time he has left.
Harris first introduced his most cancers analysis in March 2023, with the plan to start chemotherapy remedy. A number of months later, WWE Corridor of Famer and former scholar JBL provided an replace on Harris’ well being, stating that Harris was scuffling with the unintended effects of chemotherapy. On the similar time, Harris was having monetary difficulties as a result of his medical insurance wouldn’t cowl the whole thing of his most cancers remedy.
Black Bart was energetic from the mid-Seventies by 1999, with the majority of his work going down within the “territories” earlier than temporary stints with WWE and WCW. As was typical of the period, Harris moved round from promotion to promotion, hardly ever settling in a single area for too lengthy. In accordance with Meltzer, Harris had expertise and made a reputation for himself as a mid-level star in Jim Crockett Promotions midcard for a time.
Harris made his WWE debut in 1990 and, whereas he was used pretty regularly, he by no means developed right into a star for the promotion. His run with the corporate ended after a few 12 months, and Harris adopted that up with one other brief stint with WCW earlier than spending the remainder of his profession on the unbiased scene.
