Doctor Reacts To Painful WWE Injuries

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Published 2023-04-30
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The WWE is an interesting beast. On paper, it's pure theater with rehearsed and choreographed wrestling matches. In reality... it turns out there are some pretty brutal injuries that actually occur. Today I decided to look at a series of real injuries that plagued wrestlers. We look at Logan Paul's torn MCL in his knee, John Cena's broken nose, Bianca Belair's hair whip and black eye, Bret Hart's career-ending concussion, Candice Michelle's broken collarbone, Cody Rhodes pectoral tear, Randy Orton's separated shoulder, Dwayne The Rock Johnson's torn adductors, Triple H's dry ice burns, Stone Cold Steve Austin's broken neck, and the unforgettable 16 foot fall from Mick Foley at the hand of The Undertaker. Let me know down below exactly how much of this stuff is actually scripted vs. improvised because at this point I'm kind of lost.

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All Comments (21)
  • @manunarine3529
    How Mick Foley is still alive let alone healthy is beyond amazing.....a true legend.
  • @unsma11
    i’ll never understand how people have the strength to risk their physical health for a sport. major props to everyone in this video
  • @ljaquos
    In regards to Cody and how the WWE let him do this, apparently, according to the man himself, he and the match producers asked the doctors if it was still possible to do the match. They stared at him in confused horror and said "Well, the injury literally cannot get any worse. It is entirely torn and separated, whatever happens it can't get worse. So...I guess????"
  • Had consistent pain in my side after bending to far forward. I went to the doctor a few days layer, and they said it was torn muscle (they never specified which muscle, but my best guess is the anterior serratus). That was months ago and it still hurts from time to time. Make sure to stay active and stretch!
  • @_Hamster
    I respect people competing in WWE, staged or not they still go through it all and their stamina is on another level
  • @patrickweber3954
    The knee injury mentioned used to be a career ending injury not too long ago, it is amazing how much Medical Science has advanced so that they can continue their career after recovery.
  • @beasleybryce
    Met Mick Foley outside a coffee shop one time in NY. Dude was one of the nicest people I've ever met. Big horror fan (and wrestling obviously) who's more than willing to chat with you and overall just emits positive vibes.
  • @couch2558
    My cousin is involved in the more local professional wrestling scene. He used to just be a wrestler, but now mostly sticks to organizing and setting up stuff. He had to take a long break because they had an accident with a chair, it was supposed to be a fake hit over the head, but something happened. It hit him fully in the head, causing a bad concussion and lacerations to his head. He ended up with several stitches and staples in his skull and having to take almost a full year off until his was medically cleared.
  • @mused89
    There was more with the Mick Foley Hell in a Cell. The chair he fell through the cage with hit him in the head/face, and his tooth went through his mouth. The things he put his body through in his career is insane. And the fact he’s actually an intelligent and well spoken author just makes it even crazier. Massive respect for Mick.
  • @nooobiechild
    I remember in an interview with the Undertaker, he said when the cage caved and Mick fell through, he thought Mick was dead. The sheer will to get back up TWICE after falling off the top of the cell is legendary. Mick Foley is an icon.
  • @flashtyb
    The fact that not only did Mick Foley get back up from that fall, but forced his dislocated arm back into place, and still tried to continue the match… Just speaks volumes of the diehard endurance that these wrestlers can have (And the fact that, that match in particular could’ve been WAAAAAAY worse than it was, if Mick had hit the concrete floor instead of the table)
  • @Sergio-wm5du
    when i was 16 i was thinking of signing up for wrestling school so i can try and become a wwe wrestler. but when i saw the bts of how often wrestlers get injured got me scared asf because i’ve never broken a bone so i’m scared of breaking anything. so major props to everyone who’s able to do this for a living
  • Mick is actually donating his brain after death for study into CTE. This stuff is scripted, but accidents happen as with Cena's nose and stuff can go south. Mick is just the toughest guy in the room with an iron will and determination to entertain at his own risk. And a really awesome guy in person too. The guys in WCW knew they were going to lose the Monday Night War after that Hell in the Cell
  • @ignitionfrn2223
    0:15 - Logan Paul (MCL Tear) 2:25 - John Cena (Broken Nose) 3:15 - Bianca Belair (Hair Whip) 3:40 - Bianca Belair (Black eye) 4:30 - Mid roll ads 5:55 - Bret Hard (Concussion) 6:35 - Candice Michelle (Concussion & broken collarbone) 7:20 - Cody Rhodes (Pectoral) 8:30 - Randy orton (Separated shoulder) 9:25 - Dwayne Johnson (Torn abdomen) 10:10 - Triple H (2nd degree burn) 11:05 - Steve Austine (Broken Neck) 12:00 - Mick Folley (Fall)
  • @1mizfits
    Would be cool to see Doctor Mike explain some Japanese wrestling injuries like katsuyori shibata subdural hematoma
  • @DarkshireWarlock
    I feel for that collarbone injury. One time I tripped over my pajama pants and didn't catch myself so I took the entire impact of the fall straight to my chest, and it hurt! I didn't even really injury myself (there was no bruising or anything noticeable afterwards), but it knocked the absolute wind out of me and I spent a minute or two just coughing in pain and trying to catch my breath enough to get back up. Even if Candice was still remotely conscious she probably had no idea what was going on outside how much pain she was in...
  • @alexbeardsley751
    Candice Michelle's injury was super rough. She was just starting to breakout as a wrestler rather than just a "manager" or eye-candy. And she got really good really quickly and then this injury forced her to retire all together. Definitely a sad instance. She was the one who fell off the top rope and broke her collarbone:/
  • @Ghostkiller__166
    5:57 it's worth mentioning that this kick not only ended Bret harts career, but changed his life permanently. To this day he suffers with concussion issues.
  • @mellowminty
    my dad experienced the same injury as cody rhodes from weightlifting, has a pretty gnarly surgical scar. he was for some reason super excited to point that out to me when it happened.