Pro wrestling legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts is reportedly battling double pneumonia in a Las Vegas hospital.
The
Daily News reports that Roberts, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year, was on his way to Las Vegas on Wednesday when he passed out during his flight from Atlanta.
According to Wrestlinginc.com, he was transported to a local hospital by ambulance and doctors told the Website that Roberts' lungs had filled with fluid and that he had a mass on his brain. Wrestlinginc.com reported that Roberts had been in a coma for more than 24 hours.
Fellow wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, who inducted his friend into the Hall of Fame on April 6, has been keeping Roberts' fans up to date via his Twitter account.
Page tweeted on Thursday that he had spoken to Roberts' girlfriend who told him that the Roberts was "now conscious but still fading in and out."
He added: "Please keep the prayers coming."