Former WWE manager recovering from life-threatening medical emergency
Former WWE wrestler and manager Abraham Washington recently required emergency surgery with complications from the procedure nearly taking his life.
According to his longtime partner on Instagram, the 47-year-old Washington (Brian Josse) was complaining about severe stomach pain following a July bodybuilding event. He was taken to the emergency room where a tear in his intestines was found that required immediate surgery.
Despite a successful surgery, Jossie suffered severe complications afterward, suffering aspiration that caused fluid to get into his lungs. He was placed on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma, later put on life support.
He eventually was released from the hospital and is currently recovering at home.
Washington/Jossie’s WWE run started in 2009 in Florida Championship Wrestling. He was called up to the ECW brand in 2009 and became a talk show host alongside Tony Atlas. He eventually became a manager on the main roster but was released in August 2012 after a controversial on-air joke about an incident in Colorado involving NBA star Kobe Bryant and an accusation that he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman.
Washington only wrestled three main roster matches, all of the dark match variety. He hasn’t wrestled since an indie match in January 2019.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.