The Biggest Fight of Shotgun's Life

FRIDAY 6:30 PM

William Hunter, called "Todd" but also known to wrestling fans in his hometown of Greenville, S.C., as "Shotgun Shane Sawyer," sees the light of day for the first time in nearly a week. Above the television set on the wall opposite his bed in the surgical ICU ward, he also sees something else: an angel.

It was rolling around, folding and unfolding its wings, Todd recalled later, after the ventilator was removed from his mouth and his voice was coming back.

"C'mon, boy!" the angel was calling down to him. "It's not your time! It's not your time!"

It very nearly...

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