Big Bill revealed how Shannon Moore helped him recover from alcohol issues.
In 2019, the former WWE star suffered a seizure during a match in House of Hardcore. This was the first sign of his issues, although it would take multiple years and stints in rehab to finally get to a comfortable place for the AEW star.
That was, at least in part, to former WWE and TNA star Shannon Moore, who is an addict himself who sought help from the WWE.
Big Bill appeared Talk Is Jericho (H/T to Fightful for the transcription) and discussed his recovery from alcoholism, with the help of former WWE star Shannon Moore.
“January 2020, I went to rehab for the final time.” Big Bill said. “Shannon Moore, works with WWE recovery, he is a Godsend. That guy has saved so many lives. He deserves all the credit in the world. He was huge and instrumental with me. He got me back into rehab a few times. This time, I was watching the Super Bowl, the one where Pat Mahomes finally won his first, I was looking around like, ‘These people are all fucking losers. I’m not like them. I’m leaving.’ I left and went back to my room.”
“I told Shannon, ‘I’m leaving. This is not me.’ Little did I know, I’m just like these people. He said to me, ‘You owe me. I’ve done so much for you. You owe me one more week. One more week. If you want to leave next Sunday, you can leave, but you owe me at least one more week after all the shit I’ve gone through for you.’ I agreed, and that week, something clicked.”
Big Bill: I Have A New Lease On Life Now
Big Bill continued, explaining how he finally gave in to help and started getting help for his issues. This started a new chapter for him and gave him a new lease on life. Runs in TNA and AEW have shown that has been given a second chance and made the most out of every one.
“I completely surrendered, as they say. Just gave up and gave in. I was told, ‘Just stop fighting people.’ Not mentally fighting people, but what you’re told to do, just do it. ‘Go clean up this trash.’ ‘Why? What is the purpose?’ Stop asking what purpose does it serve and just go do it. Something clicked that week and that’s when everything started getting better. I finally gave in to the program, which I thought was stupid prior to that and I hated going to meetings.”
“I finally realized these people are just like me. Everyone’s stories are a little different, but the blueprint is exactly the same for everybody in here. Finally, I started listening to people, got a sponsor, did everything I was told, and I guess that was the beginning of my next journey, which was coming back to wrestling. Getting sober was the hardest thing I’ve done in my life, but it was the best thing I’ve done. It’s like I have a new lease on life now. I’m not killing myself with alcohol, and I have a second chance.”
