Fifty years ago, a plane crash nearly killed Mike McCord. On the same flight were McCord's friends, Gary Hart, Buddy Colt, and Bobby Shane.

Hart and Colt survived the crash, but Shane tragically passed away.

"Through the grace of God, I survived, OK, but it changed my life completely," McCord said.

Fifty years later, McCord is better known now as Austin Idol, a wrestling legend who helped establish Tampa as a hub for the sport.

But the tragic crash shifted McCord's perspective on life and planning for the future.

"What am I going to be doing 5 years from now? Forget that. I mean that, that ended that, and I'm glad it did because now I mean that's been a long time ago, but that's still my philosophy," McCord said.

After months of rehabilitation, McCord returned to wrestling under the

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