Mike Rotunda Is Recovering in Rehab, Not Hospice, Family Says

Overview

• Mika Rotunda said her 67-year-old father suffered a massive heart attack on Sept. 20, spent a week in a coma, and was hospitalized for over a month before moving to a rehabilitation facility.
• The family emphasized there is a long recovery ahead, expressed gratitude for the support from fans and colleagues, and asked for privacy.
• Hospice reports circulated after Barry Windham said in an interview with Bill Apter that Rotunda was in hospice, a comment the family says was an unintentional mistake.
• Wrestling peers, including Leilani Kai, echoed the hospice claim on social media before the family’s correction.
• Rotunda, a WWE Hall of Famer known as IRS and inducted in 2024 as part of The U.S. Express, is the father of the late Bray Wyatt and current WWE performer Bo Dallas.