Pro-Wrestling Botches: The Video + Sid Vicious Injury

[DiamondDust]

I know some of you out there aren't pro-wrestling fans, but pretty much everyone should be interested in watching this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxU4iYgcumQ

I warn you: Some of the botches are down right cringe worthy, especially the ones where people get dropped on their heads (The one at the beginning where Sid Vicious nearly kills Brian Pillman is the worst in my opinion).

Finally, if you can stomach that, I give you this: Sid Vicious breaking his leg in the ring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXfs6JuVq8

Warning: IT IS WORSE THAN THE JOE THIESMAN INJURY. If you do not believe me, just watch as a 6'9, 300+ man snaps his leg like a twig.

 

[bayoutider]

When my kids were growing up they were huge "Wrasslin" fans and I would watch with them teasing them to keep them riled up. I would take them to watch live when "Wrasslin" came to town usually as a reward for bringing home good report cards. I remember watching Sid break his leg and it was a horrible sight. I don't think Sid ever returned to the ring after that. "Wrasslin" used to be a fun circus to watch, especially live where some thought it was real.

 

[DiamondDust]

When my kids were growing up they were huge "Wrasslin" fans and I would watch with them teasing them to keep them riled up. I would take them to watch live when "Wrasslin" came to town usually as a reward for bringing home good report cards. I remember watching Sid break his leg and it was a horrible sight. I don't think Sid ever returned to the ring after that. "Wrasslin" used to be a fun circus to watch, especially live where some thought it was real.

Yeah, Sid never returned. I was watching Nitro the next night in my room, and my roommate was watching it in the living room. When they showed the replay of the break, we both screamed at the same time.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Ouch! Those make me wince. I saw a few of those happen -- Sid's leg, Hardcore Holly's broken arm, and the Hardy Boyz land on their heads pretty regularly.

 

[DiamondDust]

Ouch! Those make me wince. I saw a few of those happen -- Sid's leg, Hardcore Holly's broken arm, and the Hardy Boyz land on their heads pretty regularly.

So true about the Hardys.

 

[Bodhisattva]

I also remember seeing a particularly painful moment involving Spike Dudley. I don't remember the opponents (a two- or three-man tag match), but a table was set up outside the ring on the floor. Two guys had Spike and were supposed to slam him down, back first, from the ring to the floor through the table. But, his legs clipped the top rope, and they ended up shorting the table. He landed on his head. I thought for sure he'd broken his neck. But, he continued on, albeit a little more slowly.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Man, you're bringing back bad memories DD. I remember seeing a ladder match involving the Hardys. One climbed up the ladder in the middle of the ring to do the Swanton Bomb (sp?). But, when he pushed off the top of the ladder he ended up kicking the ladder out from under him. He went straight down and landed face first onto the base of the overturned ladder.

I can see how the addiction to painkillers is routine for these guys.

 

[DiamondDust]

Man, you're bringing back bad memories DD. I remember seeing a ladder match involving the Hardys. One climbed up the ladder in the middle of the ring to do the Swanton Bomb (sp?). But, when he pushed off the top of the ladder he ended up kicking the ladder out from under him. He went straight down and landed face first onto the base of the overturned ladder.

I can see how the addiction to painkillers is routine for these guys.

Back in December, they were doing a multi-team ladder match. One spot involved one of the Hardys jumping off the ropes and onto part of the ladder, lifting the other end up in the reaction. Well, Joey Mercury was taking the spot, and the ladder coming up instantly shattered his nose. I haven't seen that much blood pour in a match in a long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfw_zsADm3c

 

[Bodhisattva]

Ugghhhh. That's gonna leave a mark.

 

[derek4tide]

Yeah, Sid never returned.

I heard that the leg was not the real reason he never came back. Rumors were that the guys didn't trust his skills after the Pillman incident.

 

[LCN]

Back in December, they were doing a multi-team ladder match. One spot involved one of the Hardys jumping off the ropes and onto part of the ladder, lifting the other end up in the reaction. Well, Joey Mercury was taking the spot, and the ladder coming up instantly shattered his nose. I haven't seen that much blood pour in a match in a long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfw_zsADm3c

Probably since Dusty Rhodes . Dude would bleed out every match .

 

[DiamondDust]

I heard that the leg was not the real reason he never came back. Rumors were that the guys didn't trust his skills after the Pillman incident.

The incident where he nearly killed Brian Pillman with a powerbomb happened in 1991 (It's in the video - Pillman's legs clip the top of the cage, but Sid didn't compensate and dropped him on his head. They had to send El Gigante out there to literally throw in the towel and stop the match). He broke his leg in the winter of 2001.

 

[derek4tide]

The incident where he nearly killed Brian Pillman with a powerbomb happened in 1991 (It's in the video - Pillman's legs clip the top of the cage, but Sid didn't compensate and dropped him on his head. They had to send El Gigante out there to literally throw in the towel and stop the match). He broke his leg in the winter of 2001.

Brett and Anvil said on Tampa radio interview in 2003, that many in the back didn't trust Sid due to his lack of real wrestling training and knowledge. Sid was a 'roid freak who pumped iron and got a lucky break in the WWF. They said it, I didn't.

As for Owen death -
Here's the write up:

On May 23, 1999 Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Over the Edge 1999 pay-per-view event. He was 34 years old. Owen was in the process of being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's new 'buffoonish superhero' character, Hart was to be lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would release himself from the safety harness and fall flat on his face for comedic effect. It was an elaboration on a Blue Blazer stunt done on the Sunday Night Heat before Survivor Series 1998 where the Blue Blazer had come down from the rafters but was attacked when he was unable to release himself from the harness [33] (which was how the stunt was supposed to go, not a malfunction). Owen had performed the stunt only a few times before, and was worried about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved (Owen had a fear of heights). Something went wrong with the stunt which triggered the early release mechanism. Owen fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, smashing his chest on a turnbuckle, throwing him into the ring. He died from his injuries (including a severed aorta that filled his lungs with blood) less than an hour later[34]. A short time later, during the show, Ross announced that Owen had passed away. The pay-per-view continued, however, apparently after Owen's fellow wrestlers decided that Owen would not want them to cancel the show

 

[derek4tide]

The incident where he nearly killed Brian Pillman with a powerbomb happened in 1991 (It's in the video - Pillman's legs clip the top of the cage, but Sid didn't compensate and dropped him on his head. They had to send El Gigante out there to literally throw in the towel and stop the match). He broke his leg in the winter of 2001.

Brett and Anvil said on Tampa radio interview in 2003, that many in the back didn't trust Sid due to his lack of real wrestling training and knowledge.

 

[DiamondDust]

Brett and Anvil said on Tampa radio interview in 2003, that many in the back didn't trust Sid due to his lack of real wrestling training and knowledge.

Oh, I don't disagree with that. I thought you were saying the reason he didn't return from the injury was because of what he did to Pillman. Yeah, Sid never had a good idea of what he was doing. He was also known to fake injuries so he could play softball in the Spring. On top of that, he once attacked Pillman with a squeegee and about killed Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. He was set to beat Vader in December of that year (1993), but he was quickly fired and Flair got the belt. (Back then - WCW would tape their shows months in advance. They already had footage of Sid as champion in the can, and they then had to throw it all away).

Interestingly enough, Sid used the old "Lord Humongous" gimmick in Alabama and Tennessee at the start of his career.

 

[TheBamaMan]

"Wrasslin" used to be a fun circus to watch, especially live where some thought it was real.

WHat you mean?

 

[Bodhisattva]

Oh, I don't disagree with that. I thought you were saying the reason he didn't return from the injury was because of what he did to Pillman. Yeah, Sid never had a good idea of what he was doing. He was also known to fake injuries so he could play softball in the Spring. On top of that, he once attacked Pillman with a squeegee and about killed Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. He was set to beat Vader in December of that year (1993), but he was quickly fired and Flair got the belt. (Back then - WCW would tape their shows months in advance. They already had footage of Sid as champion in the can, and they then had to throw it all away).

Interestingly enough, Sid used the old "Lord Humongous" gimmick in Alabama and Tennessee at the start of his career.

I always liked Sid, although I'm not sure why. He certainly had little technical ability, and, consequently, a lot of his matches were lame. I guess I liked him because he played the loose cannon heel well. He was better outside the ring than in.

 

[Vinny]

My parents and I were staying at The MGM Grand 10 years ago and Nitro was doing their show the arena there. My dad was like 6-7 and 300 pounds and were walking in the hotel lobby and stood by The Giant, Paul White while waiting for my mother, and my dad and him stood next to each other and he made my dad look like a midget. I'll never forget that. My dad gave me a funny look as he passed us.

 

[bayoutider]

Surely you guys remember The Ultimate Warrior (Psycho)

Watch the video and be prepared to laugh.