Big Cass Opens Up About Alcohol Addiction, Recovery and WWE/AEW Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 16, 2021
CazXL (formerly Big Cass in WWE) was recently interviewed on Insight with Chris Van Vliet in a very honest and open discussion about his recovery from alcohol addiction, returning to wrestling and more.
Going into recovery for alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death:
“It became a matter of life and death. I had a few more seizures after the one in Philadelphia. It got to the point where I knew I was going to die. If I keep going down this path I’m gonna die. There was a point where maybe I didn’t even care about that, but for some reason at that point in time I did care. I was like I can’t die, I’ve got to do something about this. I could have easily given up, but some instinctual thing told me to keep going. The hardest thing to do is to reach out for help.”
In an interview with Insight with Chris Van Vliet, CazXL spoke about going to rehab for his addiction and whether or not a return to WWE was possible. We were sent the following highlights:
Going into recovery for alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death: “It became a matter of life and death. I had a few more seizures after the one in Philadelphia. It got to the point where I knew I was going to die. If I keep going down this path I’m gonna die. There was a point where maybe I didn’t even care about that, but for some reason at that point in time I did care. I was like I can’t die, I’ve got to do something about this. I could have easily given up, but some instinctual thing told me to keep going. The hardest thing to do is to reach out for help.”
Former WWE wrestler Big Cass (CazXL) on how his alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death, Enzo Amore helping him with his recovery, future plans in pro wrestling, hopping the guardrail at MSG at the G1 Supercard
April 15, 2021
Insight With Chris Van Vliet with guest Big Cass (CazXL)
Host: Chris Van Vliet
Going into recovery for alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death: “It became a matter of life and death. I had a few more seizures after the one in Philadelphia. It got to the point where I knew I was going to die. If I keep going down this path I’m gonna die. There was a point where maybe I didn’t even care about that, but for some reason at that point in time I did care. I was like I can’t die, I’ve got to do something about this. I could have easily given up, but some instinctual thing told me to keep going. The hardest thing to do is to reach out for help.”
CazXL Comments On Going To Rehab, Whether A WWE Return Is Possible, More );
During a recent appearance on the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast, CazXL commented on going to rehab for his addiction issues, whether he thinks a WWE return is possible, and more. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Going into recovery for alcohol addiction became a matter of life and death: “It became a matter of life and death. I had a few more seizures after the one in Philadelphia. It got to the point where I knew I was going to die. If I keep going down this path I’m gonna die. There was a point where maybe I didn’t even care about that, but for some reason at that point in time I did care. I was like I can’t die, I’ve got to do something about this. I could have easily given up, but some instinctual thing told me to keep going. The hardest thing to do is to reach out for help.”
Photo Credit: Chris Van Vliet
CazXL (fka WWE’s Big Cass) appeared on
Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss returning to wrestling after going into recovery for alcohol addiction. The former WWE star also spoke about a possible future with All Elite Wrestling, and if he’d ever return to WWE.
After getting into amazing shape, Caz began popping up at various indie shows over the past couple months. Caz said he’s still passionate about wrestling and was very happy to be back in the ring.
“It feels amazing,” CazXL said. “There was a point in time where I thought I don’t want to go back to wrestling. I almost hated it and resented it so bad. I woke up four months ago and realized that was the first thing I fell in love with. You want to do what you love in life, you want to do what you’re passionate about, or you’re not gonna be happy. I am passionate about wrestling, and I just started my journey to getting back into the ring.”