Injuries That Permanently Changed A WWE Wrestler's Body Forever

[@Glitch4Twitch]

2:39 "Koffi Kingston: Sunken Chest" Sounds like a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff.

[@Jkg496]

😂

[@shawnmichaels568]

This makes me appreciate wrestlers even more, Cause there were even some who almost their whole body were damaged yet they still continue to try to entertain us.

[@goodmanfilife]

Carlos Colon's 'Forehead'. Brock, Lashley, C. Gable.. 'Coliflower Ears'. Abdullah The Butcher.. 'everything'.

[@mattst.germain4023]

Out of curiosity what is the Brock injury ur talking about?

[@Lionel212001]

Yeah. Adam Coepland, Sheamus, and Daniel Bryan. Spinal Stenosis. It's tough but one has to make a living.

[@NotAdultingToday]

And yet people love telling wrestling fans "it's fake"

[@melissamoonchild9216]

​@NotAdultingToday it's choreographed, not necessarily 'fake', but real damage definitely incurs

[@RomNYC]

I always wondered about HBK's eye... Man that was brutal!

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

I started to think that he was always liked that and I just never noticed haha.

[@PerkN0witzkii]

"You were...charming!...and funny!...and..and witty!"-HBK

[@Tarantulisimo]

i never knew what happened with HBK's eye -- it just seemed like all of a sudden his eye was crooked

[@LLSmoothJ]

I'm shocked you didn't mention the obvious injury: Austin's neck.

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

Owen 3:16

[@sanguinstein]

It didn't change his body but it killed his career.

[@nixda9326]

maybe because it was already mentioned about 100 times.

[@daevonthesavage7483]

​@@nixda9326 yeah that and his elbow. Can't recall him holding his arm in a straight line extension in my years of watching.

[@mox19380]

@@sanguinstein killed his career? he was the biggest star in the business after the injury. he wrestled for five years after the injury

[@gabynarufan]

I have never felt so much pain watching a video before. What a good video. Poor wrestlers.

[@tomferguson9250]

Gotta say it: I think Kofi's chest explanation is a work. Most people with that condition are born with it & it can be fixed surgically if it's really bad. It just wasn't as noticeable before because, as he said, he had a bit more muscle mass to "hide" it.

[@goodmanfilife]

Yeah... Ain't no damn Slap to the chest cause that.. 😅

[@mattst.germain4023]

@@goodmanfilife 20,000 slaps to the chest could cause that! Look at Jericho….

[@LuckyStrike01]

It is I went to school with kofi he had it from when he was a baby

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

It is 100% a work. It's from roids and congenital. You don't get caved in chests from being slapped. Otherwise my head would be caved in. It's embarrassing this even has to be mentioned.

[@AntiNubDevice]

@@mattst.germain4023 Nothing to do with slaps. It's called pectus excavatum.

[@shawnmichaels568]

This further proves that professional wrestlers are some of the most committed athletes/people in the world, To continue to entertain us while going through all that which could cause almost their whole body being injured or inability to move is crazy.

[@snakeeyes2551]

At first when I was younger I thought about wanting to be a wrestler, because it looked cool. Growing up I changed my mind, because I realized wrestlers get injured and not every wrestler is booked to be a main eventer.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Cesaro was never the same after his teeth were knocked into his gum.

[@scottdonjordan30]

Or when he went to aew 😅

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@scottdonjordan30 that was just the icing on the cake. It’s bad enough Ol’ Vinnie never booked him properly or consistently as it was.

[@TheRealCrimsonDagger]

His teeth were not knocked out, they were jammed upwards. Much worse, imo.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@TheRealCrimsonDagger in kayfabe they were knocked out.

[@deikbeck]

Cesaro's worst injury was getting midcarditis from Vince.

[@zachnotzack4]

If wrestling was fake, we wouldn’t see altering injuries like these. Respect these athletes for what they put themselves through.

[@kurokoro]

The dangers of stunts its real but the whole story and fights are scripted and choreograph, that doesnt mean its except from accidents.

[@Mackkkkck]

Still fake tho

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

90% of these are exaggerated non-sense and I would only expect this community to believe them. It is fake btw, by every definition. Predetermined, fake wrestling moves, exaggeration. Stunt men at best. If it wasn't for the long schedule, a majority of these matches wouldn't raise your heart beat high enough to be considered a work out. You get injuries in every profession, for 75% less money. So lets not pretend this is something "special."

[@ScarysReviews]

@@kurokoro a % of those stories are TRUE. since they're based off what happens behind the scenes. scripted, choreographed, that doesn't stop the accidents or prevent them.

[@ScarysReviews]

@@Mackkkkck step into a wrestling ring then, say that. upload how you feel the next morning.

[@thewisemanpaulheyman2]

Bro is uploading at supersonic speeds

[@DoubleCee-kq6qd]

I’m surprised Droz wasn’t on this list, we all know he was wheelchair bound after D’lo Brown botched that powerbomb on him.

[@F-ZERO]

I was thinking that same thing

[@davidkelling159]

To both their credit, D-Lo still blames himself, and Droz said it was his fault for the shirt he was wearing that night

[@michael7054]

Droz wearing a loose fitting shirt is said to have caused that.

[@solascriptura-e7t]

RIP to him.

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

Prolly didnt want to go that far with the list. Thats a different list altogether

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Big Show knee injury was brutal

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

But Rey has had surgery like 6 times in his knee

[@williammoore1980]

Nash is not in the condition he’s in from bumps. He’s in the condition he’s in from skipping leg day his entire life.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

Facts. His and Big Show's legs look gnarly though.

[@Noname-hw9bx]

I think it's more the whole being tall thing. Wrestling didn't help, but being that tall is awful for your knees. Humans aren't supposed to be that tall.

[@MickeysMenu]

Wow this makes you appreciate the sacrifice these guys make just to entertain us thanks

[@yarzzup4477]

It is crazy what wrestling can do to your body and some people call wrestling “fake”

[@CallenLefebvre]

Let’s go my friend has posted a comment

[@Zambineaux305]

Most people that say wrestling is fake mean it’s “scripted” How can anyone say Mankind almost dying twice in one match is fake?? 😂😂😂😂

[@All5Horizons]

It’s weird to me how upset they get when wrestling is called fake. It is fake, and that’s okay. Of course they’re great athletes and a lot of the things they do are painful and dangerous. But it’s still theater.

[@PlumGod]

Those same people complain and cry if someone disagrees with them on Twitter. They have definitely never been hit before, in any capacity.

[@JLWprime10]

I always wondered what happened to Shawn Michaels with the lazy eye

[@lexkanyima2195]

Droppy eyes

[@jss27560]

I definitely can understand how those with knee issues feel. My issues are not from sports but arthritis and just went through with a total knee replacement about a month ago. rehab is not fun. One down, one to go.

[@goodmanfilife]

YOU GOT THIS!! 🙏🏾

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

Good luck with your recovery

[@titansrule72]

the only thing hulk never lied about was his back being fugged up.

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

Even when hogan says things that are true, they become lies at this point

[@ayoung198568]

I could see how a leg drop would mess your back up

[@nixda9326]

@@wereallthinkingit9389 i dont like Hogan. but im sure this time he was not lying.

[@Goldenleyend]

I know he isn't lying about having back problems. But the line about "I was 6'7 and now I'm 6'4, brother" is hysterical 😂

[@admonius9668]

I remember my friends and I doing backyard wrestling on gym mats. I tried the leg drop once and never again.

[@BryanSolo_1]

It’d be possible to make an entire video of The Top 10 Life Altering Bumps of Mick Foley

[@tornay131]

He did an interview with stone cold about rating the pain of his top 10 bumps.

[@kharisimpson6421]

Mick Foley: His ear. Me: THATS IT?????

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

No doubt both addiction & back injury changed Shawn Michaels into sane person . Shawn was once real life toxic guy in 1990s

[@elleni-41]

He sure was..an angry drug fueled addict..he was my idol back then though, before Austin..

[@KasumiRINA]

He still is a piece of work) But yeah I don't think anything was more of a reality check to him than hitting on a marine's girl and getting his face punched in for real after she said no.

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

Why are people talking about this over and over again? Just move on guys..

[@theMainFNMan]

This list could be a lot longer because I think anyone who has any time in wrestling ring change their bodies forever

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

RIP Paul Orndoff

[@double09folk45]

U should make videos how u would book misused superstars. At least one video to see how that would do and go off that 💯💯🔥🔥

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Kane booted Shawn Michaels eye was brutal

[@diggadirt393]

You seen Vader vs Stan Hansen 🫣

[@Leanzazzy]

It's amazing how much these poor guys suffered through. When I used to play WWE on the PS2 as a kid, I always used to wonder how "lightweights" like Rey Mysterio or Jeff Hardy used to have so much energy and how they didn't injure themselves pulling off so many risky aerial manoeuvres like that. I'm still surprised neither of them had permanent injuries.

[@KasumiRINA]

Jeff does have permanent injuries but due to drug abuse. Of course injuries and pain contributed to his addiction.

[@mattst.germain4023]

@@KasumiRINAnah don’t feel bad. They chose to do it and made millions of dollars and were famous.

[@brianwillis1577]

dude i fudged up my neck back in 2006-2007 working a nightshift and playing my sony psp. all those hours with my neck crooked down playing siphon filter and the silent hill game they had on it perma damaged my neck. it still hurts some to this day. when it first happened i could barely move my neck. take note.....this can happen if you spend all day on your phone too looking down. Keep your neck straight and phone out in front of you if possible. You dont want this pain.

[@RojoCube]

A sleeper would've made more sense with his 32in python biceps

[@batmansdad3195]

Knowing how Hogan speaks the 'truth" I'm gonna guess they were 28" pythons.

[@pookusmcfly6304]

What about Shawn Michael’s smile?

[@mattst.germain4023]

Haha good one

[@charlesm2437]

Make sure to watch RVD's Kayfabe Commentaries interview where he does a spot on HBK impersonation complete with lazy eye

[@bladerunner3314]

I had hip replacement this january and am still working on getting everything to get back to normal, since my whole leg was shot due to wrong positioning - and next year, same song, other hip. So yeah, Kevin's right, it's painful.

[@NotAdultingToday]

My father in law has had a lot of leg issues. Ankles, feet, knees, and hip. He's almost 70 so that stuff is catching up with him. Definitely sympathy for what you're going through.

[@bladerunner3314]

@@NotAdultingToday I'm in a lot better position then - just 48. My problem is, my hip joints basically are rotting away due to lack of blood circulation which in turn was the result of two cortisone treatments to counter MS flare ups.

[@slyjester3315]

I'll never forget Mick Foley recounting that moment in which he said, "If you know me, you know I very rarely swear. But I walked backstage, pointed to the bloodied side of my head, smiled and said, 'check it out guys! I just ripped my fu*king ear off!' " Im paraphrasing, but it makes me smile to know Mick Foley was so hardcore, he could laugh off something like that happening

[@no_one01-5]

How about Angle and his neck? His arms also atrophied because of it.

[@AntiNubDevice]

Angle's neck injury was well before he entered WWE.

[@no_one01-5]

@@AntiNubDevice The original one, yes. Not the ones he had in WWE. He broke his neck multiple times.

[@AntiNubDevice]

@@no_one01-5 Eh fair enough. Still, that's the kind of injury that becomes easier to happen once it happens the first time, like many other injuries. I'd still suggest that the original one was the main cause of all of it. Once something breaks or tears to a certain point, it just makes it easier to happen again. Speaking from personal experience with back and joint injuries.

[@no_one01-5]

@@AntiNubDevice Well riddle me this then.. why is Orndorff on this list, when his arm was injured during weightlifting accident?

[@AntiNubDevice]

@@no_one01-5 Is this supposed to be some type of fail gotcha? Sorry I didn't mention him as well? Ask Wrestlelamia, not me. Clown.

[@easter_sunday]

That's SERIOUS commitment! These people are crazy!

[@jamaltalbert1015]

One of wrestlelamia best videos

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Edge neck injury changed his life

[@daevonthesavage7483]

His return in 2020 made Metalingus pretty much describe a whole stretch of his life too.

[@geeshep4836]

What About Lita's Neck And Knee Injuries.

[@stevegallo8483]

Matt Hardy could be in this video based on the damage he's done to himself (leg and hip) with his leg drop.

[@daevonthesavage7483]

I wanna say Jeff too because man the stunts the Hardy Boyz pulled in matches for the fans is low-key insane to look back at. But it seems that Matt is so far the only one currently effected by the years of bumps.

[@stevegallo8483]

@@daevonthesavage7483 Yeah, it's crazy that Jeff can still walk with all the insane stunts he did.

[@wintertrooper7918]

Luck ​@@stevegallo8483

[@brandivokaj6830]

Honorabe mention: kane bicep tear in 2002: he was training offcamera once and during a lifting session he tore his biceps so badly he had to get surgery. He never recovered his muscalar mass after that, neither his old strenght

[@El-Fuego-_-1]

It was a painful video to watch but so good

[@jussimattsen4583]

Having a torn meniscus myself, I know how much knee injuries limit your life. I can still walk, excercise and enjoy life, but I will never be a pro athlete.

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

Would you have been a pro athlete if you didn't have knee injuries?

[@Bruh-ys3sx]

@@NoneofYabiz-rx3zihell yeah

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

@@Bruh-ys3sx 🧢

[@JadamSponj]

Funnily enough, I never knew about HB-Shizzle’s lazy eye until WhatCulture mentioned it in the video for “10 Things WWE Wants You to Forget About Shawn Michaels”.

[@37Kilo2]

I have so much more respect for wrestlers these days. Seeing all my childhood favorites in such rough shape, I began to realize just how much these guys put their bodies through. Wrestling sure as hell isn't fake.

[@THESM0K3G0D]

Damn Big Show's chops is that hard 😂 I knew I felt something after that chop 😂 that hurt my chest but not as bad as kofi

[@Larry]

Mick Foley lost his ear in the ropes thanks to the WCW's decision to use elevator cables, so they were painful to work with and a nightmare to get out if you got stuck in them. But there's also Sid Vicious' knee and The Rock's abs.

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

Every promotion used cable. WWF or now WWE was the only ones who didn't. They also had to use a larger ring than everyone else.

[@Larry]

@@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi WWF or WCW had a larger ring?

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

@@Larry WWF or WWE... Standard wrestling rings used to be 18 18 or 16 x 16

[@KingRapz13]

**me rubbing my hands** 😂 These videos are my sh... 😎💯💪🏽✊🏽 keep em coming bro! #Wrestlelamia Edit: i was expecting Bret Hart to make an appearance..😔

[@Benny-Bronx]

Something that didn’t quite get highlighted is the fact that when Edge first appeared he seemed much taller than he did in his later years. I’m assuming all his injuries may have something to do with that.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Mick Foley losing his ear was painful to watch

[@williammoore1980]

Edge was using gear when he was recovering, that’s why he had more muscle coming back.

[@Hugh_Jannis]

The Kofi sunken chest thing being because of chops is 100% a work. The real reason is genetics. Thats it

[@KLAdams-vl8on]

Every time I see a tall wrestler take chop blocks, I think of Kevin Nash

[@FiftyCharacters]

Matt hardy is also suffering a similar issue to hogan, both of them used the leg drop, hogan for his finisher and Matt as an aerial. I don’t know if Matt has the height issue though. Matt has been documenting his recovery on Instagram though, and it’s been nice to watch

[@jameslookstwice]

People calling wrestling fake would cry after being in the ring one minute.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Kevin Nash tearing quads lives on in his legacy lol

[@Cooljohn760]

😂

[@nicklomas181]

the fact he's had a go at punk for healing and not destroying his body like Nash did, is the cherry on the cake

[@ronaldthrealkilljr.46]

Not even funny

[@richv1893]

One may love wrestling, but wrestling loves breaking bodies more than anything else.

[@alleahsasseville]

Hogan told me that his spine injury was due to his finishing move (the leg drop) and wished he would have chosen the sleeper instead.

[@Dr_1212]

Wrestlers deserve more credit for what they do for us wrestling fans Thank ya.ll

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

crazy that the guys who took so much of Shawns career, were Taker, and Kane. Brothers of destruction indeed!

[@jesuscage]

My God Scott Steiner only had a few hours to live😢 I bet he thanks those doctors every day for saving his life

[@d-mac8705]

I'm really surprised Kurt isn't on here. His body has had one of the most noticeable changes over the years from all his injuries. That probably the most truth Hogan has ever said, you can see the damage the leg drop has done to Matt Hardy also. I thought Scott had the same condition as Jericho and Kofi, I didn't realise it was due to surgery

[@scottwsmith]

Hogan, according to Bruce Prichard on his podcast years ago, was actually thinking of changing his finisher to the Double Axe-Handle Smash that was used in the movie 'No Holds Barred', but the WWF fans rejected it. By possibly changing to that and not going back to the beloved Leg Drop finish, it may have saved his back.

[@TheJStale]

I lost it at "the referee picked Foley's ear up and put it in his pocket" xD

[@dubnificow9188]

What about Kurt Angle’s biceps? They shrunk considerably at the end of his career.

[@PhilipsLS1300]

It just goes to show what these guys go through. They are putting their bodies on the line to entertain you. So dont boo them, dont tell them to retire or end the match, dont tell them they cant wrestle. Once something goes wrong it can go wrong for life yet these guys still continue to push like The Hardy's, Edge and Ray Mysterio to name a few

[@Koa04-24]

My family actually got to meet Shawn Michaels when he came to a local town for some sort of hunting event. Wish I knew who he was when I was that young, what an experience

[@Friednugs]

Ref was a real one for picking up Foley’s ear 😂

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Stone Cold is the G O A T

[@MinD_EroSioN]

Thanks for the content. I've been watching for a couple of years on and off. I'm not a fan anymore, lost interest when I lived through the attitude era and it went PG. As for Hogan losing height, I can confirm this, Steve Austin probably has too. After suffering 12 fractured vertebrae and two dislocated vertebrae whilst in the army. I lost three inches over four spinal surgeries. I also have slavic ancestory so I was 6ft and 108kg. Fourteen years later I'm 5ft 9 and 75kg. A mere shadow of what I once was

[@SenSiminov]

I was not expecting to see Austin’s high school football picture. Little bitty Edna Texas!

[@madanotsob]

That's one of the most truthful things Hogan has ever said. Landing on your backside every night for decades can't be good for the spine.

[@kal0247]

I read that Orndorff seriously injured his right arm in a weightlifting accident, and that's what caused the damage to his arm.

[@DavidJGarciaMedia]

You know Kingston was trolling about show damaging his chest? It's his genetics

[@MCPunk55]

I remember Mick saying the only time he was happy missing his ear was when he hear Jillian Hall singing. I'm of a mind with him.

[@Drewbynonya]

Wasn't Shawn Micheal's eye caused by him picking a fight in Syracuse with soldiers in a bar?! Like even in that promo video you showed of Kane and Shawn, Shawn's eye was already messed up.

[@brianform5572]

And now it's time to get some more great WRESTLING CONTENT 😎👍

[@chickmagnetpunkcmpunkbesti8896]

That one other dude from John Morrison was NEVER the same after that ladder hit him in the face:'( Update:It was Joey Mercury,& why he wasn't #1 on this list is BEYOND ME....

[@metalloverjames215]

Joey Mercury

[@chickmagnetpunkcmpunkbesti8896]

@@metalloverjames215 Thanks man,I couldn't remember his name. Why is wasn't #1 on this list is beyond me....

[@metalloverjames215]

@@chickmagnetpunkcmpunkbesti8896 that was such brutal injury.

[@AlphachadEpicCollector]

What about Jericho’s sunken chest?

[@kennethmatthew9638]

Hulk hogan was the only guy who worked more than 365 days a year because time is different when you fly to and from Japan. Fucking priceless

[@mattst.germain4023]

Haha good one

[@PerkN0witzkii]

"You were...charming!...and funny!...and..and witty!"-HBK

[@mattlo9055]

Yo what happened to the Theme Music!!!???

[@joshthornley4727]

This is why I never went towards being a professional wrestler on paper and tv it looks awesome but people don’t understand just how much these people give up and what they actually go through I’m in enough pain as it is both physically and mentally I don’t need this adding to it respect to people willing to risk it just to entertain all of you

[@RealShadowfiend180x]

Im surprised you didnt add matt hardy leg drop as that gave gim major problems

[@ctv8555]

0:10 - 0:25 Karma for Goldberg

[@nick_dacfazbear]

I’m Suprised undertaker wasn’t on this list, considering he has had problems with his knee.

[@mattst.germain4023]

And hips, and eye socket!

[@MrReese]

Not sure you should include Hogan here given that the chance he is making stuff up when he opens his mouth is at least 50%.

[@dagreatzoink5559]

While you are correct on that statement, this is perhaps one of the few times I actually believe Hogan.

[@MrReese]

@@dagreatzoink5559 It has been in the video where Cornette reacts to Hogan's lies :D.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

I dont think the Kofi issue is solely to blame on Big Show. That might have been the catalyst but its years upon years of that stuff. Look at Chris Jericho's chest. It hasnt been the same in years.

[@walkwithtom236]

usually i wouldnt use an f-bomb but what Kevin nash said is spot on if you haven't had these kinds of injuries/conditions and the pain involved then why in the hell would you toss a negative comment out someone retiring etc

[@D.League_Vet]

Crazy how A simple Leg Drop can give you Spinal/Nerve Damage in your Latter years

[@High-Overlord-Pugula]

two causes of pec split, one is roids and the other is going way to hard on bench and slowly ripping muscle fibers from the sternum

[@stevieJ24]

You make it look like age is an injury on that thumbnail😂😂😂

[@darrellgrant7615]

Kofi’s chest isn’t the result of chops. It’s from nerve damage to his neck. Scott Steiner and Kurt Angle have the same thing.

[@dragonfirenetwork4554]

To this day im amazed that its physically possible for a chest to sink poor Kofi

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

I never friggin notice Shawn's eye injury only after RVD made fun of his eye in some shoot interview

[@NotAdultingToday]

I only noticed it after he retired. The older he gets the worse that thing looks.

[@aretnap3653]

I Always Kinda Figured SomeBody in Public Did That to HBK's Eye.

[@BestGuy2103]

Yeah they... they tend to do that

[@vinniemartinez6125]

Hey sir I have your ear in my pocket would you like it back??? Said the referee lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@gillisnorton8333]

damn that's some real tough SOBs

[@Idiotwriter711]

Well this vid was uncomfortable. Kevin Nash knee just looked so painful kinda like when you watch that vid of Joe theissman getting his leg snapped by Lawrence Taylor. Just hard to watch and look at. I'm glad Nash is doing good for the circumstances in his line of work he used to do

[@secretfornow8895]

Is there a way for chest to "react to well" chops - let alone Big Show's!? 😂

[@syxxpoppin8830]

@6:33 big show hanf wasn't anywhere near his throat 😅