Mike Santana revealed on social media that he has reached one year of sobriety.
Santana noted that he struggled to share his story publicly, hoping that doing so would help others in his situation.
In the post, Santana writes about the day he hit his “rock bottom,” coming to a realization for a need to change and checking himself into rehab:
And I can tell you here and now, that it was truly the greatest/hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life. I learned more about myself in those 30 days than in my lifetime. I learned to finally let go of the pain and trauma I carried around for so long. It taught me to genuinely love myself. To live and not just exist. Along with so many other great things. I also say that my injury was God’s greatest gift to me. Because that time is what gave me and made me who I am today. I can go on and on about my sobriety journey because it’s been exactly that.
Santana went on to thank his family for sticking by him and those who offered support.
The former IMPACT World Tag Team Champion was out of action from June 2022 until August 2023 with a torn ACL, making his AEW return as a singles wrestler and feuding with his former tag team partner Ortiz.
This culminated in a no DQ match on Rampage last October, with Santana largely competing on the indies since.
Source: F4WOnline