Matt Cardona looks back on his battle with cancer in high school.
When Cardona was in high school, he was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. During his battle with the disease, it spread from his foot to his lungs, and Cardona was forced to miss a year of school.
While speaking to RJ City on Hey! (EW), Cardona discussed the topic with RJ, noting he knew he had to beat it to become a pro wrestler.
"That was a tough time, but... This is going to sound cliche, but I knew that I had to beat that to become a pro wrestler."
RJ then asked Cardona why he doesn't bring up the fact he had cancer more.
"I never wanted to be so, I just didn't want to be like the cancer guy. I didn't want to do that. I'm not ashamed of it by any means. Right. But I didn't want to be like, oh, that's the cancer guy."
Cardona is currently scheduled to face off with Chris Jericho for the Ring Of Honor World Title at ROH Final Battle.
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