David Arquette says he's 'lucky to be alive' in the wake of a bloody death match that left him hospitalized with multiple injuries.

The 47-year-old actor spoke with People on Wednesday as he left a Los Angeles area hospital for treatment after suffering an infection when his neck was slashed this past Friday in his extreme exhibition against Nick Gage, a veteran East Coast death match wrestler.

'If I had been cut in the jugular, I probably wouldn't be here right now,' the Scream star told the magazine, adding he reverted to 'defense mode' amid the high emotion of the destructive match, in which he was hit with a glass light tube.

The latest: David Arquette, 47, says he's 'lucky to be alive' in the wake of a bloody death match that left him hospitalized with multiple injuries

'Sometimes they use those florescent light tubes and I got cut and started seeing dripping blood and I panicked,' the actor said. 'I turned around too quickly and the end of a broken bulb got me in my neck. It was gruesome.'

He said 'it was really scary' as he narrowly avoided potentially fatal injuries after severing his neck muscle in the match.

Arquette said that after an initial trip to the hospital he had to return after waking up with 'the shivers and a swollen neck.'

Fighting weight: The charismatic actor said he was inspired to take another run at the ring after shedding 50 pounds, but was naive with the structure of the death matches

Brutal: The Hollywood star tangled with veteran hardcore wrestler Nick Gage in a bloody exhibition

Arquette has dabbled in pro wrestling over the past few decades, wrestling for WWE on Raw in a handicap match against superstar Randy Orton in 2010; and before that, infamously winning the WCW World Heavyweight Champion title in a 2000 promotional gimmick for his wrestling comedy Ready to Rumble.

Arquette said that the latter inspired him to take another run at the squared circle in hopes of redeeming himself with wrestlers and fans.

'Eighteen years ago, I won a WCW World Heavyweight Belt,' he said, 'but that win was a big disgrace to the belt and the wrestling community and ever since people have been criticizing me.

Oozing machismo: The actor showed off his war scars on a tattoo of late wrestling legends Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth

Too sweet: The actor posed with famed wrestler Scott 'Razor Ramon' Hall earlier this month

'I really wanted to prove myself and stand up for myself. I was sick of being bullied and for people thinking I'm just some punk from Hollywood.'

The charismatic actor said he was inspired to take another run at the ring after shedding 50 pounds, but was naive with the structure of the death matches, ultra violent exhibitions in which anything goes.

'I didn't know the extent of how hardcore those things are. I was in over my head for sure,' said Arquette, who said that while he loves wrestling and will make a comeback, he's done doing death matches.