Whattup Horsey-holics. I'm not gonna get on here and crack or berate anyone or try to get myself over. I'm going to share a piece of tragic news that is "Real Life".

I would like to regretfully pass along the news that the son of my very good friend Mark Matt, has passed away. Kelsey Aaron Matt had been battling a rare disease called "Zellweger Syndrome" for about a year and a half now. I'm not 100% sure but I think it's a rare disease that effects the nerve and muscle development.

Kelsey lost his battle to the syndrome on Tuesday August 14, 2001 at 12:07 PM. I just want to let Mark and Dana Matt know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. It is a tragic loss.

Like I've said before, there is a father and husband behind "The Orient Express". I am a father of three beautiful daughters and I couldn't bare the thought of losing any of them, so I am feeling my friends loss.

I don't really want to talk about it a whole lot because I know he reads this column. I just wanted to let everyone know what has happened to the family of my friend. If there was anything I could do to change it, I would do it in a second. But I know I can't and we just have to believe that the big man upstairs needed Kelsey for a reason and that's why he took him.

You know, this has opened my eyes like I never thought they'd be opened again. I have eaten, slept, bled, sweat, and breathed the wrestling business since Sept. 1997. For 4 years now, my life has revolved around wrestling. My lifestyle has altered because of wrestling. My family has suffered and sacrificed because of my love for this business. I would have given anything for wrestling. But now, …… wrestling just doesn't seem important to me at the moment. This tragic loss has opened my eyes to what REALLY matters to me, and that is my wife and 3 daughters. They are what's really important. Not me going through the curtain and acting like an idiot just to get people to boo and hiss at me so I have a chance to "MAKE IT BIG". Not to bleed like a stuck pig or work my ass off and injure myself so people will respect me and what I do. If I want to make it big, then I got to make it big with my OWN family. If I earn their respect then I don't think I can make it any bigger than that. If my daughters look up to me as their role model or a great dad then I win. Yea……….that's what matters to me.

If you'd like me to relay a message to Mark and Dana Matt, just send me an e-mail and I will forward it to them for you. In closing, I would just like to say--- Rest In Piece Kelsey !!! You are definitely in a better place than we are