Francine, famously known as “The Queen of Extreme” from ECW, delivered an emotional moment during her Eyes Up Here podcast, revealing she was in the middle of a frightening health scare as the show was being recorded.

The 53-year-old wrestling veteran shared that she was anxiously waiting for a callback from her doctor regarding a recent mammogram and ultrasound. The timing was surreal—her doctor’s office called just minutes before the podcast began.

“I’m freaking out right now. I’m literally, my heart is beating lonely and I’m freaking out. I feel like I’m gonna burst into tears,” Francine admitted on-air to her co-host, Chad.

She explained that previous results always came by mail, making this unexpected phone call even more unsettling.

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“I don’t remember ever getting a phone call. I’ve always gotten a letter sent to me that said, ‘hey, everything looks fine,’” she said. “So today, a number came up on my phone… and it was my gynecologist… She left me this message, and was like, ‘I just need to talk to you, because I have to go over your results.’ I’ve never gotten that before, so it shook me up a little bit.”

Unable to reach her doctor, Francine found herself overwhelmed with fear as her imagination ran wild.

“It’s just the anticipation of like, what is going to be said to me? My life could change in a matter of a minute, and I’m scared,” she confessed. “It could be nothing… but I just can’t… I’m a pessimist.”

She mentioned the recent passing of another woman from breast cancer—at the same age—which only deepened her fears.

“So it makes you think, like, oh my god, it could be me.”

Listeners heard a raw, human side of the wrestling legend as she struggled to focus while waiting for that life-altering phone call. Francine made it clear the podcast would pause the moment her doctor called back, leaving the outcome uncertain.

Francine didn’t hold back as she revealed this deeply personal scare while recording her own podcast, and now we’re breaking the story. With her doctor’s call hanging in the air, the ECW legend gave fans an unfiltered look at the fear that comes when your entire life could change with one voicemail.

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Felix Upton has over 15 years of experience in media and wrestling journalism. His work at Ringside News blends speed, accuracy, and industry insight.

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