Vince Russo reveals that Konnan has gone through a double-leg amputation and WWE paid the medical bills
It was reported in early 2026 that former WCW star Konnan, a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Hall of Famer, was hospitalized and had his leg amputated. While speaking on the Coach and Bro podcast, former WWE writer Vince Russo shared an update on Konnan…
“I’ve known Konnan forever, and man, he had my back in WCW in 1999. I’ll never forget that.
Konnan has gone through a double-leg amputation. Both legs. I was aware that he had one leg amputated, and the second one was still in question the last time I talked to him, probably about two months ago. They ended up having to remove the second one.
So I called Konnan yesterday. I didn’t talk to him long because he’s very weak right now. He’s going through grueling rehabilitation and learning how to cope with everything. I can’t even imagine that. He sounded exhausted, so I told him, ‘Brother, go relax, man. We’re praying for you. We love you.’
But I do want to point this out: Konnan told me that WWE has paid every single cent of his medical bills. That’s got to be pointed out, and that’s got to be said, because I can’t imagine what Konnan is going through.
First of all, who could imagine losing a limb, let alone two limbs? Then going through rehabilitation—he was in rehabilitation for six months. And on top of that, if he had to worry about how he was going to pay for all of this?
He told me, ‘The WWE have paid every penny, and I was only working with them for a short time.'”