RoH has started to develop their own talent in their Future of Honor, and one of their talents managed to just get signed before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sledge is an imposing figure at over six feet and he looks like the kind of guy who you wouldn’t want to encounter in a mosh pit. The man comes with an interesting background having not only been interviewed already by Stone Cold Steve Austin on his podcast already, but overcome a drug and alcohol addiction to get to where he is now with Ring of Honor.
Sledge was a guest on the Wrestling Epicenter podcast and James Walsh had an opportunity to talk to him about a variety of things, namely his recovery from his addiction and how professional wrestling has helped keep him clean.
“I am a recovering addict. When i went to the Ring of Honor Dojo, I left everything behind on an opportunity. I binge eat a lot. So, I got rid of the alcohol and drugs. But, I was binge eating. Don’t get me wrong. I was had friends. But, I just wasn’t me. So, when this pandemic hit, they sent me home. They sent me back to California. I had two homes. I had my Baltimore place and my California place. That is when I was able to really hone in on my diet… Everything I needed to do, emotionally and physically to get to where I needed to be to be on TV. And, I was home. And, they want me to stay home. They told me, “We like what you’re doing so stay at home” and they fly me in. I like being at home close to my support system.”
Addiction is not an easy thing to recover from in a mental or physical sense. It takes hard work, help, and dedication. Congratulations to Sledge for his recovery and you can check out the rest of the interview below.
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