Yesterday (Jan. 9), we learned why Pretty Deadly’s Elton Prince has been off our screens since May. Prince revealed that after a scary few months of symptoms and uncertainty, he underwent level-two neck
fusion surgery on Thursday.
Prince’s tag partner, Kit Wilson, has continued working as a solo enhancement talent in Prince’s absence. But he’s anxious to get Pretty Deadly back together, and posted a message of support for Elton that also shares some more of Prince’s story over the second half of last year. He also all but confirms that his partner’s injury occurred in their May 2 SmackDown match against Fraxiom (which included an awkward non-kickout by Prince, and in which his mouth was bloodied)
Wilson posted it in response to aggregation of his friend’s Instagram:
Elton is a very private person, so he would never fully tell people just how hard this journey has been for him. So I would like to share a little. The amount of pain, struggle, and hardship he’s pushed through just to get to the point of having this surgery has been nothing short of admirable.
He was injured in the middle of a match. While trying to figure out what was wrong, he took another move that cut him open badly. At the time, I didn’t know how serious it was, but I knew he was hurt. I was screaming at him to tag me in so he could get out and get medical help. Even then, he was determined to stay in the ring and finish the match – that’s just the kind of performer he is.
We became best friends and tag partners on the independents. We signed our contracts, moved across the world together, and grew up side by side – from single boys who love each other to family men (who maybe still love each other more than our girls). We always talked about being a tag team for life, no matter what. So for him to suffer a career- threatening injury was, and still is, devastating.
Everything I do now as a singles competitor is with the hope that one day we can be Pretty Deadly again. But that isn’t the priority. Right now, I’m just grateful that Elton has finally had his surgery and is on the road to recovery, so he can be the best partner and the best father he can be. I could say so much more, but I’ll let Elton do that in his own time.
Love you, Lewis. X
We hope to see Pretty Deadly again soon too, but we’ll also be happy if we just see a pic of a smiling Prince playing with his daughter next year. Join us in wishing him the best. Thankfully, with friends like Kit we’re thinking he’ll be in a good place after almost any outcome.
