{"id":2121300,"date":"2025-10-28T21:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2121300"},"modified":"2025-10-28T21:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:04:04","slug":"wwe-hall-of-famer-mike-rotunda-enters-hospice-care-former-partner-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wwe-hall-of-famer-mike-rotunda-enters-hospice-care-former-partner-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda enters hospice care, former partner confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ESKQ2WF43JHJ3GVAFA6TUD7L5A\">WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda, 67, known to wrestling fans as Irwin R. Schyster (IRS), has entered hospice care, according to his former tag team partner Barry Windham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5NWDELX3L5EQHOFBRNLK4ULRVU\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/wwe\/wwe-hall-of-famer-mike-rotunda-bray-wyatt-father-reportedly-enters-hospice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/wwe\/wwe-hall-of-famer-mike-rotunda-bray-wyatt-father-reportedly-enters-hospice\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> reported that Windham revealed Rotunda\u2019s condition during a recent interview with wrestling media personality Bill Apter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"E6H5BZG7NVHQPJSRUM4V644LKQ\">\u201cIt\u2019s kinda tough right now. Mike is in hospice right now,\u201d Windham told Apter. \u201cSo, anyway, I love that family. It\u2019s so tragic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VACBJ7M4PNFN3BLHO64MHDK6SM\">Windham did not specify what health issues led to Rotunda being placed in hospice, but spoke highly of his character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PGDYRMIFOBCBBG55N5CSYWS6GE\">\u201cHe was just a good boy. He was such a good person, never got in trouble at all his whole life. He\u2019s a good boy,\u201d Windham noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Y27FTKNNDRFPZL6W4HAG2N65OU\">Rotunda made his mark in professional wrestling throughout the 80s and 90s across several promotions, including WWE, WCW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QVDLIHLNDVCA7HS2CXIGNCTLFM\">He first gained prominence on American television alongside Windham as part of the U.S. Express tag team, the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3YWVLXHRSVEL5D5J347ZZJKLKE\">According to the outlet, fans from the 90s era remember Rotunda as IRS, an antagonistic tax collector. His partnership with Ted DiBiase as Money Inc. resulted in three WWE Tag Team Championships. He later spent five years in WCW from 1995 to 2000, briefly joining the infamous nWo faction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LKMVZC2UJVETDGVEWXWGCCVURA\">Rotunda is the father of the late Bray Wyatt and WWE performer Bo Dallas, who led the Wyatt Sicks stable as Uncle Howdy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZEO775BRHZGNLIIR4OWMP4N67A\">His most recent WWE television appearance came during the \u201cRaw is XXX\u201d special episode of Monday Night Raw in 2023, where he made a cameo alongside DiBiase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.silive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda, 67, known to wrestling fans as Irwin R. Schyster (IRS), has entered hospice care, according to his former tag team partner Barry Windham. Sports Illustrated reported that Windham revealed Rotunda\u2019s condition during a recent interview with wrestling media personality Bill Apter. \u201cIt\u2019s kinda tough right now. 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