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Luke Perry’s son shares footage from night before dad’s death

Heartbreaking. - by Chadielle Fayad
  • 07 Aug 2019

Jack Perry recently opened up about his struggles leading up to the death of his father, Luke Perry.

The wrestling show star shared footage of his last match before the actor's tragic death in March.

The Riverdale star passed away at age 52 after suffering a massive stroke.

WATCH: Luke Perry’s son shares footage from night before dad’s death

"I never shared this because of the circumstances at the time," the 21-year-old wrote in the caption, before opening up about the unfortunate events that took place the next day.

"The morning after this match was the worst of my life, but for a minute here with Rich, everything felt ok," Jack continued.

"Thank you @gottagetswann, for everything. @gamechangerwrestling returns to LA this Friday. It’ll feel good to be home. #GCW."

Luke’s Riverdale costars, KJ Apa and Casey Cott expressed their respect for Jack's wrestling skills.

"Unreal," wrote Apa, 22.

"Epic!!" Cott, 26, commented.

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I never shared this because of the circumstances at the time. The morning after this match was the worst of my life, but for a minute here with Rich, everything felt ok. Thank you @gottagetswann , for everything. @gamechangerwrestling returns to LA this Friday. It'll feel good to be home. #GCW

Jack, along with his 19-year-old sister Sophie Perry, were children to Luke and his ex-wife Rachel "Minnie" Sharp - who were married for 10 years.

Prior to his death, Luke was engaged to former actress and current family therapist, Wendy Madison Bauer.

In a statement to People in March, Bauer thanked Luke's fans for their heartfelt messages and the overwhelming amount of love and support following his passing.

Jack - who is also known as the Tarzan-esque character, Jungle Boy - previously opened up about what it was like mourning someone in the public eye.

"I think everybody’s just doing the best they can and kind of taking it day by day," Jack told People in May. 

"It was kind of wild because there was this private thing obviously for me and family, but, at the same time, the whole world was kind of involved," the professional wrestler added.

In July, Jack climbed a giant billboard featuring Luke for the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood premiere in LA as a tribute to his father.

Luke played Canadian actor Wayne Maunder in the Quentin Tarantino film.

"Big premiere tonight. He deserved this, and I’m very proud of it. A stud in life, and forever after. The best of the best. Love you forever," Jack wrote in the caption of a video he shared of his climb to the top.

WATCH: Luke Perry’s son Jack shares emotional reaction to his last film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Jack explained his reason for scaling the billboard to Entertainment Tonight, saying "I like climbing stuff and I saw it there. I just wanted to - it will only be there for so long and I kind of wanted to commemorate it being there forever in a way and it's kind of just my natural thing to go climb on stuff."

The 21-year-old said that while he didn't entirely relate to the global mourning that followed his father's death, he still appreciated it.

"I think everyone gets it in their own way."

Jack also expressed that he was proud of his dad for being a good person.

'The thing that I'm most proud of about my dad, always, is that he was a really good guy,' he said.

Chadielle Fayad

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