FLINT, MI -- Leo Napier hasn't allowed health ailments to derail his lifelong dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Napier, who is legally blind, has survived several strokes and battled cancer, got his chance to fulfill his childhood dream in the summer of 2010 when he stepped into the wrestling ring for his first professional match.

Over two years later, Napier, who goes by the ring name "Father Time," is still knocking guys down to the mat in Pure Pro Wrestling. Napier recently sat and talked with NBC 25's Joel Feick and Brett Dickie.

Napier, who will not reveal his actual age but is around 60, said he expects to perform at two events this month. He is also enjoying his time as a father, grandfather and associate pastor at United Missionary Baptist Church in Flint.

"It's really hard to accept at times," Napier told The Flint Journal in 2010. "I can't believe I'm actually standing in the ring doing something I wanted to do when I was young and it's actually happening. More so, I really surprised myself."

Napier battles with retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that damages the retina and gets progressively worse over time.

However, he has not let the disease stop him from enjoying what he does and being successful. Father Time is the current Television Champion in Pure Pro Wrestling.

"I'm considered legally blind, but I can still see," Napier said. "What really hinders me is at nighttime and very dim-lit places. I've just learned to utilize what I have."

Napier's next appearance will be July 15 at UAW Soberfest at Union City Field, 4151 Torrey Rd. For more information, visit www.prowrestlingatitsfinest.com.

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