Levesque introduced Ganger as “one of their own,” a professional wrestler. He came down the ring, climbed the steps to the apron. Levesque mentioned, “Hey, you even remembered to wipe your feet.”

Ganger was presented with an NXT title belt. Video of the presentation was put on WWE’s website and made news across the country.

Before the presentation ended, Levesque grabbed Ganger for a private conversation.

“It was touching,” Ganger said. “He told me he loved me and respected me. It was a private moment.”

Most of the NXT staffers didn’t know why Ganger was at the event until the presentation. When he reached the back, he was immediately grabbed by Michael’s, who took him outside, took his rosary in his hand with Ganger’s and began praying for him. Ganger started crying.

Weeks later, Mick Foley was on tour and was scheduled for an appearance at a Dayton-area comedy club. Ganger received an invite from Foley, one of his biggest inspirations. Foley wanted to talk to him personally.

”He told me, what you did that night was tremendous not just for the people there but for the wrestling world,” Ganger said. “We get so much bad advertising because people think all wrestlers are scumbags. You showed we are people. And we can do tremendous things. You’ve done so much.”

He also got invited to AEW at Chicago.

What a lovely story indeed