Retirement
In 1997, after marrying his second wife Dot and having a great deal of complications he was experiencing with walking, he lost the use of his left leg. He now has a paralyzed left leg and he now uses a wheelchair. Billington is cared for by his second wife Dot.
His autobiography, Pure Dynamite, written with Alison Coleman was published on October 1, 1999 (and reissued as a paperback on August 15, 2001). Billington would remain reclusive until a three minute appearance eight years later in the 2007 CNN documentary, Death Grip Inside Pro Wrestling. He discusses the effects professional wrestling had on his life.
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