By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

Update: Former TNA World Hvt. champion Kurt Angle has returned home as of Thursday afternoon following emergency surgery.

"@RealKurtAngle is at home and resting comfortably. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers for Kurt," tweeted TNA president Dixie Carter.

"I'm recovering my friend. It's all Good," Angle tweeted.

Angle had emergency surgery on Thursday after experiencing severe pain overnight, according to a series of posts on Angle's Twitter account attributed to Angle's management team.

According to the post, the symptoms were the result of Angle's recent surgery to remove a tumor in his neck. Overnight, Angle began to experience shortness of breath and other health complications that prompted a trip to the emergency room.

"Friends and Fan this is a message from Mr Angles Management. Yesterday while Mr Angle was preparing for his travel to the UK for Comic Con, he was experiencing sever pain, he lost feeling in his extremities, and starting to have some difficulty breathing," the statement reads.

"His wife, Giovanni, (was) very concerned rushed him to the hospital, where doctors informed Kurt that his symptoms were the result of his recent surgery that left a large build-up of fluid on his spinal cord. Since the condition could be fatal, they immediately underwent emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on his spine.

"The surgery went well and doctors believe he will have a full recovery. Kurt apologies to his friends and fans that he will not be appearing at Comic Con in London this weekend as hoped. Kurt is doing well and we will keep you posted on his progress."

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