Kyle O’Reilly will be challenging Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver this Sunday. This is arguably his biggest match in his NXT career so far. However, he spent quite a few at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
O’Reilly spoke to the New York Post, where he talked about why he stayed at home for so long. He revealed he has Type 1 diabetes and that is what prevented him from making it for NXT tapings for so long. It was simply too risky for him to go out during the pandemic owing to his condition.
As for everybody, it’s been a weird few months, it’s been a weird year. At first, when this whole thing broke out it was scary for the reasons like you said, health being a huge part of that. As we learned more about what going on, I became more confident. As time progressed, I started chomping at the bit to return. You could only do so many garage workouts in a day to keep the cabin fever away.
After a while, I was ready to come back. The company had my health in their best interest. They weren’t going to risk anything with me. Once the opportunity finally came around to come back, all the precautions had been taken and continue to be taken. I felt confident and yeah, it was a long few months. I was ready to come back a lot sooner, but that’s the way things work out and I’m glad to be finally back.
After a while, I was ready to come back. The company had my health in their best interest. They weren’t going to risk anything with me. Once the opportunity finally came around to come back, all the precautions had been taken and continue to be taken. I felt confident and yeah, it was a long few months. I was ready to come back a lot sooner, but that’s the way things work out and I’m glad to be finally back.
