Sadly, it appears as though Brian "Road Dogg" James has suffered a heart attack.
The WWE Hall of Famer's Wife, Tracy James, announced the news on her Facebook page, saying that it happened on Thursday, March 25, 2021, after returning home from work in Orlando. She proceeded to provide an update on his condition and what will be happening next, all of which can be seen below.
PRAYER REQUEST! Gods will be done!----
Posted by Tracy Conant James on Friday, March 26, 2021
James' wife, Tracy wrote the following:
"I want to thank everyone for the prayers and text. Brian most likely suffered a heart attack late Thursday night after returning from Orlando. He has had test run and we’re currently waiting for the results.he has also seen a kidney specialist and will have a stress test done. He’s always been on bp meds for high bp. Just please pray all the test come back for something we can fix. I am a total wreck but I’m trying so hard to be positive! Please pray for Brian He feels horrible and for God to please heal my husband so he can come hone ! Thank y’all all so much!"
I want to thank everyone for the prayers and text. Brian most likely suffered a heart attack late Thursday night after...
Posted by Tracy Conant James on Saturday, March 27, 2021
She then provided an update, saying this:
"Just an update. Doc just came in. Kidneys came back clear and a heart cath is scheduled for Monday and they will determine then what’s to be done. Please continue to pray for him and his doctors. And our family. Thank y’all and we love y’all!"
Just an update. Doc just came in. Kidneys came back clear and a heart cath is scheduled for Monday and they will...
Posted by Tracy Conant James on Saturday, March 27, 20
James was active on Facebook today, sharing the following:
This was all I needed to know. He is still on the Throne!
Posted by Bg James on Saturday, March 27, 2021
Road Dogg currently works at the WWE Performance Center where he teaches classes on in-ring promos and character development. It was recently learned that he assisted Shawn Michaels in running the March 17 episode of NXT.
Fightful will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
On behalf of Fightful, we would like to send our best wishes to Brian and all of his family and friends.