Condolences to AEW star Maria Kanellis
AEW star Maria Kanellis has shared a heartbreaking message on her social media platform. She revealed that her grandmother sadly passed away earlier this week.
Maria has not been seen in AEW for a while but she often makes it a point to keep her fans updated about what is going on in her personal life. Earlier today, she posted that her grandmother, whose name she Maria shares, passed away at the age of 95.
In a lengthy and emotional post, Maria Kanellis posted of her family and her grandmother and wrote:
"My YaiYai passed away on Monday. Maria Kanellis, my synónymos, was 95 years old. YaiYai was an incredibly strong, hardworking, and fearless woman from Sparta, Greece. YaiYai never learned to drive, so when she would babysit us, we would walk everywhere. And even still, she would be in a skirt, blouse, scarf, clip on earrings, and kitten heals (sic). She used to garden with her bare calloused hands and a kitchen knife in a skirt and loved to play cards while drinking ouzo. She and my Papou came to America to build a life together and they did. An incredible life, YaiYai and Papou were married for over 60 years, they owned 2 restaurants, raised 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and had 8 great-grandchildren.”
She continued:
“Papou passed away in 2020 but, I’m sure they are together again. Arguing loving about whether or not the door is closed or about the coffee. Declarations of nai. But S’agapò just as much. YaiYai called my husband Mike, the fighter. But, in the end, and all through life, she was the real fighter in the family. YaiYai defended her family fiercely and I heard many stories of kindness from her surviving siblings at her funeral yesterday. The last thing I said to my YaiYai was 'It was a good life,' because it was and it is. I cannot imagine the sacrifices that my grandparents must have made leaving behind everything they knew. I am sad she is gone but more than that, I am grateful. So grateful for the years. Grateful for this beautiful life. Grateful for the sacrifices because you gave us the good life. Now Rest. You both gave everything to us. And I’m grateful. S’agapò YaiYai.”
Maria Kanellis shares health update
As mentioned earlier, Maria Kanellis has not been seen in AEW for a while as she has been having some issues with her health.
Maria, who is married to Mike Bennett, recently took to X/Twitter to share some news regarding her health. She gave some details of the issues she was going through and gave a brief update on what was waiting for her in the near future with her health issues.
She wrote:
"I went to my doctor’s appointment today at Rush. The next steps are blood work and a possible 24 hour urine test. From there, I will be scheduling surgery for most likely some time in September. The mass I have is borderline what they get concerned about and biopsy is not an option. I will be having a retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy and they will biopsy the mass after."
Everyone at Sportskeeda sends their condolences to Maria at this time for her family.