The wrestling world is reeling from the loss of Bobby “Mo” Horne, one-half of WWE’s beloved Men on a Mission tag team. But behind the curtain, a heartbreaking story has resurfaced—Sir Mo reportedly begged WWE for financial help to afford a kidney transplant, and was turned away.
Mo passed away at just 58 years old following a brutal battle with a blood infection and pneumonia. In his final years, the former WWF Tag Team Champion endured relentless health setbacks, including kidney and liver transplants, COVID complications, and years of dialysis.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Horne reached out to WWE when he desperately needed a down payment to secure his transplant. The company refused.
“He was bitter at WWE. He needed $30,000 down to get the transplant. He went to WWE and said: ‘You send me a letter every year that says you’ll pay for rehab. I don’t have a drug problem. I need a kidney. It’ll cost you a lot less than rehab.’”
Despite his plea, WWE denied him assistance. Meltzer explained that the company’s policy only covers drug rehab—not organ failure, cancer, or life-threatening conditions unrelated to substance abuse.
“WWE’s policy is only to pay for drug rehab. That’s it. Not cancer treatment. Not organ transplants. And a lot of other guys got turned down too. Steve Williams with cancer, others. So Mo was told no.”
Mo eventually raised the money on his own, but the damage had already been done. He battled through kidney failure, a liver transplant, and nearly died from COVID. Still, he tried to stay connected to wrestling—making his final in-ring appearance in 2020.
Dave Meltzer also detailed the emotional and physical toll Mo faced even during his WWE run in the mid-90s:
“Even going back to the mid-90s, he had major depression while working in WWE, and when he was no longer working in WWE, it got worse.”
For many fans, Men on a Mission—Mabel, Mo, and their manager Oscar—represented one of the most colorful and entertaining acts of their era. But behind the singalongs and purple gear was a man who faced far more pain than most ever knew.
Bobby “Mo” Horne wasn’t just a tag team wrestler. He was a husband, a father, a survivor—and someone who simply asked for help when it mattered most.
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