Mike Rotunda in rehabilitation center, not hospice, daughter says

Mika Rotunda, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda, said on Oct. 29 that her father is recovering in a rehabilitation center after a severe cardiac event and is not in hospice, correcting earlier public statements by family friends. The clarification follows reports from Rotunda’s former tag team partner and brother-in-law, Barry Windham, and others that he had been placed in hospice care.

Mika Rotunda’s post said her father suffered a massive heart attack on Sept. 20, was in a coma for a week and spent more than a month hospitalized. By the family’s account, he has since been moved to a rehabilitation facility, where relatives are present and focused on his recovery. "My father is not in hospice, but rather in a rehabilitation center," she wrote, adding that the family is grateful for the outpouring of support and asking for privacy as he continues to recover. She also expressed confidence in his resilience, writing, "If there's one person I have faith in, it's Captain Mike."

The confusion began earlier this week when Windham, who was Rotunda’s tag team partner in the 1980s as part of the U.S. Express, said in an interview that Rotunda was in hospice care and asked fans...