Buff Bagwell is finally breathing and eating on his own … after nearly dying in a horrific car crash Monday … this according to the wrestler’s wife.  Read more after the jump.

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TMZ spoke with Judy Bagwell … who tells us the former WCW superstar had been hooked up to a breathing tube while emergency room doctors were scrambling to treat major injuries to his face and spine.

But now, Judy says, “The breathing tube was removed on Wednesday  …  he is talking … he’s eating solid foods.”

“[Doctors] were really shocked that he was communicating so soon … he’s a fighter.”

As we previously reported, Buff flipped his Jeep after suffering a seizure behind the wheel.

Judy says Buff’s already been contacted by a few of his old WCW buddies … includingSting, Scott and Rick Steiner and “Diamond Dallas Page.

“It’s really helped that he’s been contacted by friends … he’s really feeling the love.”

TMZ