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When a referee gives an "X" sign...it means that the
fallen wrestler is truely injured and unable to continue in the match.
As skilled as they are at what they do...wear and tear
from the throws and bumps they endure to entertain their fans ....takes its toll. -----------------------------------

January 22, 2012 Mike "The Hippie" Boyette broke his hip in a fall, and had surgery yesterday at Mobile's
Providence Hospital.
Jim Ross tweeted that he was in a car accident, and that his car was totaled, but that he is okay.
January 19, 2012 BIG SHOW received a back injury
in his match with DANIEL BRYAN
JANUARY 2012 Out with back injury...RANDY ORTON EDGE forced to retire due to a re-injury to a neck surgery
8 years ago. November 2011
June 29, 2011 Bruno
Sammartino is recovering from recent heart surgery, stemming from a childhood condition called
Rheumatic Fever. He will be under rehabilitation for the next three months but is expected to make
a fill recovery.
May 9,
2011 Shane Helm's motorcycle
accident on Thursday, Helms suffered a broken ankle, jaw and nose. He also suffered some fractures
and reportedly needed 200 stitches. His girlfriend suffered a broken neck. Both remain hospitalized in Raleigh,
N.c.
Chris
Sabin underwent knee surgery last week. It is unknown how long he'll be out of action.
John Morrison announced via his Twitter that he has a scheduled neck surgery.
April 26, 2011 Jim Ross suffered
a hand injury during last night's WWE RAW match with Michael Cole.
April 21, 2011 Abyss had two teeth chipped by a Rob Van Dam kick at Monday's TNA
iMPACT! taping. He is scheduled to undergo dental surgery this week to repair the teeth.
April
10, 2011
Scott Hall was
hospitalized Friday night for heart issues after a wrestling event in Massachusetts. He is expected
to be released in the next day.
November 30, 2010 AJ
Styles broke one of his fingers during a TNA house show this weekend.
November 22, 2010 WWE is using CM Punk
on commentary because they like his work and want to use him while he is out recovering from a
hip injury
October 12, 2010 Evan Bourne
will to undergo shoulder surgery in a few weeks.
October 1, 2010 Christian
had surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle with doctor to the stars, James Andrews. It was the first time Christian
has had surgery.
September 10, 2010 WWE star Skip Sheffield underwent
successful surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured ankle suffered a few weeks ago at a house show.
Hulk Hogan has left a Clearwater, Fla., hospital after undergoing
back surgery earlier this week._____
September 6, 2010 Kurt Angle dislocated a rib
during his match last night with Jeff Hardy at TNA No Surrender.
August 21, 2010
WWE's Skip Sheffield
has broken his leg. He suffered the injury at a house show on Wednesday. He will be visiting
a doctor today to see if he requires surgery.
August 12, 2010 Hulk Hogan had minor back surgery today.
August 9, 2010 Tommy Dreamer
had to get stitches after his match with Raven at last night's Hardcore Justice pay-per-view.
Beth Phoenix underwent surgery to reattach the ACL in her left knee in the middle of May 2010.
August 8, 2010 Jerry
Lynn will not wrestle at tonight's TNA Hardcore Justice pay-per-view due to a back injury that he suffered while
training for the show. Who Van Dam will face tonight is not known at this time.
July 16, 2010 Tommy Dreamer
suffered a torn MCL while filming the "ECW" invasion on
TNA iMPACT! this week.
JULY 9, 2010
Triple
H underwent surgery this week to repair a torn tendon in his arm. The problem
- neither he nor WWE officials wanted anyone to know about
it.
June 27, 2010 R-Truth suffered a knee injury last night in Youngstown, Ohio, during a match with The Miz.
The match was ended early and R-Truth was assisted to the back.
Cody Rhodes
might have suffered a head injury during a house show last night in Portland, Me. He was dropped
hard by Kofi Kingston and Matt Hardy but continued the match.
Kelly Kelly's
match with Layla was ended early in Portland, Me., after Kelly suffered some sort of neck
injury.
June 25,
2010
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS INJURED Christopher Daniels suffered
a ruptured ear drum during hist match against
Kenny Omega at last Saturday's Death Before
Dishonor VIII pay-per-view. The injury occurred when Omega slapped him in the head.
June 16, 2010 Zack
Ryder suffered a concussion during his match with John Morrison on this past Monday's WWE RAW.
WWE wrestler The UNDERTAKER will require two-to-three months recovery
from a serious facial injury last month, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Undertaker reportedly had surgery on his orbital bone to repair damage that resulted from his match against
Rey Mysterio on the May 28 Smackdown. Undertaker could return in time for Sumerslam in August where he will likely headline WWE's second-biggest PPV of the year with WWE short on PPV headliners.
May 26, 2010 Ted Dibiase suffered a concussion at Sunday's WWE Over the Limit pay-per-view.
May 24, 2010 Randy Orton
seperated his shoulder, during his match at WWE Over the Limit pay-per-view last night. CM Punk required stitches to his head after rubbing against Rey Mysterio's knee
brace.
May 7, 2010 Shannon Moore had a deep
cut in his ear during a match at Tuesday's TNA iMPACT!.
April 15, 2010 Jeff Hardy's girlfriend, Beth, noted
on Twitter that Hardy suffered burns on his face from the fireball angle done on the last TNA iMPACT!.
March 13, 2010 Sting reportedly
underwent shoulder surgery recently and will be limited in what he can do until he is fully recovered.
Keiji Mutoh is scheduled to undergo knee surgery
in the next week.
February 24, 2010 Sheamus suffered a concussion Sunday at WWE Elimination
Chamber pay-per-view was pulled off RAW as a result. It is unknown how long he will be out
February 11, 2010 John Morrison stated in his
Twitter account that he broke his ankle in three places at Tuesday's WWE Smackdown taping. He was still flying to Ecuador,
where the WWE is holding house shows this weekend. It is believed Morrison is playing up the injury, an angle,
as the injury has hints of being not real.(slamwrestling.com)
February 10, 2010 John Morrison hurt his ankle at last night's
WWE Smackdown taping. It may just be a simple sprain, but he will have it looked at today.
January 14, 2010 Alex Shelley has been wrestling with
bulging discs and a herniated neck. It is unknown if he will be taking time off.
December 2009 TNA Knockout Roxxi broke her leg during this week's iMPACT! taping.
Lizzy Valentine and Amber O'Neal will also be featured on TNA's
all Knockout New Year's Eve edition of iMPACT!.
Ole Anderson recently spent time in an Atlanta
area hospital with a leg infection. He was released and is recovering at his home.
November 30, 2009 WWE referee Scott Armstrong
suffered a concussion at WWE Survivor Series when Sheamus hit him in the back of the head with
a knee.
October 5, 2009 Gail Kim will be out of action for awhile due to some implant damage. __________
September 16, 2009 The Great
Khali will be undergoing knee surgery in the next week. ________________
July 28, 2009 WWE Diva Maryse will be examined by Dr. James Andrews today to see if she needs knee
surgery. She suffered a dislocated kneecap in December 2008 _________ EDGE is still out with injury...had surgery on his heel ___________
March 25, 2009 Ric Flair suffered a cut to his head during last night's WWE RAW when Chris Jericho
hit Flair over the head with a camera. Flair received 12 staples to the head.
February 2009
The Beast (Yvon Cormier) is back in a New Brunswick hospital with complications from his fight against cancer.
__________________
January 12, 2009
Christie Hemme commented on the injuries in her blog today. She noted that she has two herniated disks in her neck. Doctors
recommended surgery but she will attempt an alternative called NCR (neuro cranial realignment). If successful, she should
be back within a few months.
_______________________
January 1, 2009 WWE.com announced that Batista
underwent successful hamstring surgery. Maryse suffered a dislocated kneecap in a tag team match at a WWE house
show in Raleigh on the weekend. Chyna was rushed to the hospital on the weekend after mixing too many drinks
with her prescription medication. She is recovering. _____________
October 14, 2008
Robert Roode may have suffered a minor concussion after taking a cane shot at last night's TNA Bound for Glory.
__________________
Abyss has burns on his arms after going through a flaming table.
______________________
August 26, 2008
John Cena has suffered a serious neck injury, which has led to numbness in one of his arms. He had an MRI on Saturday
with the results said to be bad. He may be out of action for a year
____________________
Mexico's biggest draw, Mistico, suffered a broken arm during a match.
___________
August 7, 2008
Mr. Kennedy suffered a dislocated shoulder at a Macon, Ga., house show on Monday night.
__________________________
July 15, 2008
Brother Devon injured his right ankle at TNA's Victory Road
___________________________
July 2, 2008
Diva Melina will be out of action until around Survivor Series time with a broke heel that she suffered on last week's
WWE RAW.
_________________________________
June 28, 2008
TNA's Kurt Angle is battling knee and neck problems.
___________________
June 25, 2008
TNA announced that Scott Steiner underwent surgery this week to repair a full ACL tear in his knee. He is expected to
be out of action for the rest of the year.
____________________
June 24, 2008
Melina's ankle injury from last night's Raw is a real injury.
__________________
June 18, 2008
Scott Steiner suffered a twisted ankle and bruised kneecap at the TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view.
_____________________________________________
June 12, 2008
Kaz received 14 stitches after being cut "hardway"by Petey Williams at TNA's Slammiversary pay-per-view.
____________________________
June 4, 2008 Big Show broke
his nose on Sunday June 1st, after taking a cane shot to the face. He may have a orbital bone break as well but will seeing
a specialist today. __________________
June 3, 2008
Randy Orton's broken collarbone will not require surgery. He will be out of action in the wrestling ring for close to
3 months.
___________________
June 2, 2008 Randy Orton
suffered a broken collarbone at last night's One Night Stand PPV. ______________________ Batista has
requested time off and may be out of action until Summerslam. The reason is unknown, but not believed to be Wellness Policy
related. __________________________ Heath Herring will replace Mark Coleman against Brock Lesnar at UFC 87 on
August 9. Coleman has a knee injury and will not be able to train for another month, and felt it was not enough time to get
ready. ___________________________
May 2008 KurtAngle was removed from
main event at Sacrifice after suffering what he claimed to be his sixth broken neck in a three-way match on 5/5 in Seoul,
Korea. Angle was wrestling Yeok Bal San for the NKPW Heavyweight Title and when San bodyslammed Angle, he apparently dropped
him right on his forehead. Angle finished the match, but said afterwards that his neck was screwed up bad and that he was
going to have to go back to America to get the injury checked out. _______________________
May 6, 2008
Allsion Danger broke her collarbone at this past weekend's Shimmer taping. She is expected to be out of action until the
fall.
__________________________________
April 23, 2008
Ron Killings has eased up on his schedule after suffering a shoulder injury early this month. He took a couple of weeks
off
______________________________
April 18, 2008 81 year old Killer Kowalski is in
a Massachusetts rehab center after suffering severe knee injuries that were suffered after a series of falls. _____________________________
WWE developmental wrestler Atlas DaBone has fully recovered from a torn knee ligament that he suffered in January 2008
____________________________ Former Midnight Express member Bobby Eaton is currently in the Intensive Care Unit
in Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn., believed to be from a heart ailment. He is expected to be released soon.
______________________
March 25, 2008
Matt Cappotelli has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for his brain cancer. He was a past winner of WWE's Tough Enough.
_______________________________________
March 17, 2008
Candice Michelle went to the hospital after the WWE RAW tag match where she re-injured her left clavicle.
_____________________________
March 3, 2008
Ashley Massaro has once again suffered another injury
_______________
Matt Hardy returned to action at WWE house shows. He had been out of action since November after undergoing an emergency
appendectomy.
________________________________________________
February 17, 2008
NO WAY OUT
Both Big Show and Shawn Michaels suffered a broken nose at WWE No Way Out
____________
Dave Meltzer is reporting that an MRI on Yuji Nagata revealed no brain abnormalities. He will stay at a hospital for a
few days to undergo further testing.
____________________
CHYNA is in Rehab
______________________
Yuji Nagata showed up to the New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Sumo Hall show and was rushed to the hospital. He complained
of headaches and no control of the left side of his body. Doctors suspect a stroke
____________________________
February 15, 2008
Rey Mysterio suffered what is initially believed to be a torn right bicep during a match Thursday in Santiago, Chile.
Surgery will be required. ______________________________________________
January 28, 2008
Jesse, of the tag team Jesse and Festus, has suffered a broken hand.
_____________________
January 21, 2008
April Hunter has announced she is retiring as an active wrestler. Her body is tired of being injured.
_________________
January 18, 2008
Kenny Dykstra is out of action with a knee injury.
_____________________________
January 9, 2008
Bobby Heenan underwent his third surgery on his jaw. The surgery was to rebuild the bone that had been removed from another
jaw surgery.
______________________________
January 5, 2008
Lex Luger is at a Spinal Rehab Center in Marietta, Ga.
He is paralyzed in both arms and both legs.
Due to a spinal stroke.
__________________________________
December 31, 2007
Torrie Wilson, who has been sidelined due to a back injury, is said to not be getting better. She is considering calling
it quits from wrestling.
________________________________________
Niel McGuinness cut himself deep during last night's Ring of Honor show. He went to the hospital and received stitches.
___________________________
Lance Cade seperated his left shoulder at Friday's WWE house show in Atlanta.
______________________________
December 2007
Karen Angle suffered a broken foot at Tuesday's TNA iMPACT! taping while exciting the ring.
____________________________
November 21, 2007
Travis Tomko hurt himself in Japan and had to have emergency surgery. No real reason was given except that New Japan
Pro Wrestling said it was for a torn "muscle under the side."
_____________________________
November 21, 2007
Matt Hardy missed the Smackdown tapings in Tampa last night.
He had an emergency appendectomy.
It is expected he will be out one to three months.
_________________
November 18, 2007
Rhino suffered a minor stinger in his neck on Tuesday at the TNA iMPACT! tapings.
Samoa Joe suffered a strained ligament in his foot during his match with Robert Roode at the TNA Genesis pay-per-view.
Blackjack Mulligan did not suffer a stroke as previously reported.
______________________________________
November 12, 2007
Tracy Brooks collapsed at ringside during TNA's Genesis pay-per-view. She was treated on site and was walking around later
in the night okay.
_____________________________
November 9, 2007
Val Venis underwent undergo elbow surgery today. He is expected to be out of action 2-3 months.
___________________________________
John Graziano, the 22-year-old who was injured in a car crash involving wrestler Hulk Hogan's son, was moved to James
A. Haley VA Medical Center on Thursday, according to his lawyer, George Tragos.
____________________
Former AWA World champion Nick Bockwinkel went through triple bypass surgery in Las Vegas.
______________________________________
October 25, 2007
Matt Hardy suffered a 7-inch cut and required 35 stitches. He was cut when his head caught the kneeguard of Rey Mysterio.
_______________________
October 22, 2007
Candice Michelle was knocked out during her match on Monday's WWE RAW.
She was rushed to the hospital . She may have a concussion.
Candice suffered a cracked clavicle and will be out 4-6 weeks.)
___________________________________________
Sunjay Dutt
was injured while filming a part for the upcoming TNA game.
He fell on his neck and head and was taken to the hospital.
_________________________________________
October 20, 2007
Chris Masters' arm is in a sling after suffering an injury at a house show on Thursday. It in unknown the extent of the
injury.
_________________________________
October 2, 2007
John Cena is scheduled to undergo a MRI today in Birmingham, Ala., after suffering what is first believed to be a torn
right pectoral muscle that was suffered during his match with Ken Kennedy on last night's WWE RAW.
Cena's injury is being compared to the injury Edge suffered in July, which usually takes four months to recover from.
_____________________________
September 28, 2007
Sean Waltman, ( X-Pac) who has been working in Mexico, has suffered a sciatic nerve injury......how serious is unknown.
______________________
August 13, 2007
Santino Marella's collarbone injury is not serious. He should be back to full action in the next few weeks.
_______________________________________
August 9, 2007
Bobby Lashley's surgery was a success. He had a partial tear, and is expected to be out of action for 3-5 months.
_______________________________________________
Atlantis' concussion isn't as bad as first thought. He will return to action.
________________________________
August 2, 2007
Konnan was hospitalized on Wednesday resulting from complications of his recent kidney transplant surgery. His body may
be rejecting the donor kidney ...they have him on anti-rejection medicine
_______________________________
August 1, 2007
JEFF HARDY suffered a neck and back injury and the WWE is giving him time off to heal
_________________________
BOBBY LASHLEY will undergo surgery on a rotator cuff tear in the left shoulder. According to WWE.com , Lashley will be
meeting with renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday. If he does undergo surgery as expected, he will be out until
early next year
____________________
Edge's injury is more serious than expected.
It is a full tear for a torn left pectoral muscle this past week.
He is not expected to return to the ring until the end of the year.
Needed surgery to repair has been done.
________________________
July 20, 2007
EDGE is out for several months due to an injury in a match with KANE
________________________________________________
July 2, 2007
Rage, mania, impotence, sterility, heart complications, depression and other side effects, aren't enough to deter some
professional wrestlers and others looking for the perfect body through anabolic steroids. And in combination with many pain
pills and downers, alcohol ...it is a receipe for tragedy.
_______________________________________
May 19, 2007
Gregory Helms will be off for a year. Surgery is scheduled for Monday for a broken neck.
_______________
Mr. Kennedy will be flying to Birmingham, AB for a consultation with Dr. James Andrews regarding an injury to his arm
He also suffered a sprained thumb ...a sprained ankle and a broken nose in the one match with Matt Hardy
_______________________________
May 3, 2007
Injury to The Undertaker: a torn bicep tendon, which is expected to put him on the shelf for six months.
__________________________________
April 2007
King Booker received a sprained neck from a Tombstone move at the hands of World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker and while
he recovers from that, he will have surgery to repair damage to his knee. Dr. Rios said, “surgery was successful
to the bone fragment stuck in his knee joint.”
____________________________
ECW's Hardcore Holly will have surgery April 16 to release a nerve entrapment in his elbow. His arm broken, he will be
out of action from 3 to 4 months
_________________
___________________________
March 17, 2007
Lilian Garcia hurt her knee while skiing over the weekend in Killington, VT.
_______________________________________________________
January 8, 2007
WWE.com is reporting that HHH tore his right quadriceps in a
World Tag Team Championship Match at REVOLUTION 1/7/07
Surgery for repairing the damage will be January 9th in Alabama
Triple H will be out of the ring for 4 to 6 months
____________________________
MVP Suffered back burns in the INFERNO MATCH against KANE at ARMAGEDDON 2007
____________
JOEY MERCURY
MIS-HAP
At Armageddon 2006
In a ladder match with Matt Hardy and Johnny Nitro
Joey Mercury was badly hurt.
He required 20 stitches on his nose and cheek, five of them internally. His nose was fractured in four places and severely
shattered around the bridge area.
He'll need major plastic surgery to restore his features.
__________________________
November 30, 2006
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will begin undergoing treatment immediately.
_______________
Candice Michelle broke her nose, courtesy Diva wrestler Victoria.
______________
Michelle McCool is in hospital with an enlarged kidney and an electrolyte imbalance.
__________________
October 2006
REY MYSTERIO will be out for at least 6 months for knee surgery.____________________________________
August 8, 2006
WWE legend Pat Patterson underwent heart surgery Monday
to remove a cyst from his main artery and is currently in critical, but stable, condition.
____________________
August 7, 2006
Kurt Angle is rumored to actually be on a 30-day suspension for a violation of the terms of the wellness policy.
__________________
Rob Van Dam is still on suspension after being busted with marijuana by Ohio State police while driving to a wrestling
show In July 2006.
_______________
Chris Masters and Joey Mercury disappeared from WWE TV months ago, to deal with 'personal problems.'
____________________
The Great Khali, Super Crazy and even WWE referee Jimmy Korderas were out from the Smackdown last month, due to a series
of worrying test results in their physical exams.
_____________________________
MARIA: broke her thumb on Monday night RAW July 17, 2006
______________________________________
July 13, 2006
Mark Henry suffered a fractured patella and a possible patella tendon rupture at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Out for knee surgery
_________________________________
5/1/06
TRISH STRATUS: is out with a dislocated shoulder
KURT ANGLE: is out with a cracked rib sustained in a match with Mark Henry
______________________________
4/23/06
HARDCORE HOLLY: is fighting a serious staph infection.
His fans are clearly concerned for his health.
3/2/06
John Bradshaw Layfield is out with a injured left hand. It's broken with a displaced bone suffered in the 6 man tag-team
match on Smackdown this week...Surgery was necessary.
______________________
Effective February 27, 2006, WWE is implementing a broad WWE Talent Wellness Program. The Program has two components:
1. an aggressive substance abuse and drug testing policy, and 2. a cardiovascular testing and monitoring program.
__________________
2/22/06
Ashley suffered a spiral fracture of the left fibula, a non weight-bearing bone in a match.
__________________________
1/09/06
Kid Kash injured his arm during a Deep South Wrestling show, and it may cause the cruiserweight champ to take a little
time off.
12/7/05
Mr. Kennedy: injury -- he torn a lat in his back and will be out perhaps half a year. His injury happened while on
tour in Europe,
11/9/05
Batista injured his back at the SmackDown television taping in Indianapolis.
Eddie Guerrero is found dead in his hotel room at 7 am on November 13, 2005..after he did not respond to a wake up call
from the hotel desk...no foul play is expected. He was 38
9/3/05
The list of wrestlers working hurt or fully injured at any one time is long. There are literally hundreds of guys right
now with little problems that turn into bigger problems in the future.
BOOGEYMAN: has been sidelined due to a knee injury
7/24/05
Orlando Jordan suffered a shoulder injury at the Great American Bash
5/14/05
SHAWN MICHAELS: suffered a Grade 1 concussion during his match against Edge, presumably when smashed in the head with
Edge's briefcase.(wwe.com,)
RANDY ORTON: is recovering from shoulder surgery and should be back in the ring in late August 2005
4/22/04
KEVIN NASH has a staph infection and not fully recouperated.
4/16/05
Triple H: suffered a neck injury at the Raw TV tapings in Illinois Monday April 11, 2005. The injury during the Game's
match with Hurricane and Rosey was severe enough officials cancelled an off-air main event. He should be back next week.
4/9/05
Vince McMahon: is still recovering from two torn quad muscles.
3/26/05
Shannon Moore was in a car accident on March 21, but was not to seriously hurt. Concussion and whiplash.
3/1/05
STEVEN RICHARDS: Is out with a broken nose for a few weeks
2/24/05
VINCE McMAHON: is still confined to a wheelchair and has trouble getting dressed in the morning. The talk is that he'll
be missed at events for at least two months, possibly four. He has
two badly torn quads.
John Cena: sprained his ankle Sunday 6th of February in Anchorage, but he will be working through it.
Trish Stratus: nearly had her upper lip ripped off during a house show match with Victoria in Honolulu She received
several stitches after the match. 2/6/05
VINCE McMAHON: had surgery on his knee, which he legitimately injured at the Royal Rumble 2005 tripping into the ring to
make a decision on the finish of the match.
ROB VAN DAM: has had reconstructive knee surgery and is out for six months.
JEFF JARETT: was taken to the hospital with a splinter in his eye after a recent TNA show.
EUGENE was injured at New Years Revolution 2005
January 14, 2005
ROB VAN DAM: has a torn MCL and a partially torn ACL. He'll need surgery and will be out for several months.
January 9, 2005
LITA: suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL),
MRI performed. Knee requires extensive surgery and will put Lita out of action for several months.
Injury Update: Carlito "Cool" is estimating that it will be another three to four months before he is able to
wrestle again.
JESUS: has a groin injury and herniated disc in his neck and he will miss some in-ring time, but will be able to return
January 13 or earlier.
Ric Flair will be out of action for a few more weeks after suffering a ruptured blood vessel near his groin.
Shawn Michaels: suffered a torn meniscus during a triple-threat match on Raw. Injury requires a leave of absence for needed
knee surgery.
Dr. Death: Steve Williams is back in the hospital to treat throat cancer. Williams had a laryngectomy, a removal of his
voice box, earlier in October 2004
"Apache" Bull Ramos is not doing well. He is fighting bad health, and has lost 100 lbs of his 350 lb frame...he
is 67 years old
Johnny Devine underwent intensive surgery that involved removal of his gall bladder and to repair his intestines.
He was stabbed outside a Nashville club on a Sunday morning.
Jerry Jarrett has been hospitalized again for an irregular heartbeat.
EDGE: is out of action for 4 weeks due to a torn groin injury.
SABU: remains out of action with a serious back problem that may require surgery.
ERIC YOUNG: worked a broken bone in his angle. Young suffered the injury on a weekend show and arrived at the building
on crutches and with a badly swollen foot for the Sept 1, 2004 Pay-per-view
DOCTOR DEATH: (Steve Williams), is facing laryngectomy, because. radiation and chemotherapy to kill his throat cancer is
not working.
John "Earthquake" Tenta:
Tenta is currently undergoing chemo therapy to deal with a tumor in his left lung as well as enlarged lymph nodes in his
heart. Doctors have told Tenta the cancer is incurable and have given him 13-18 months to live.
August 2004
The Hurricane broke his nose in his match with Chuck Palumbo. Hurricane will be getting an MRI done this week to find
out the full extent of the damage and if it requires time off to heal.
RAW worked in Albuquerque at a high altitude and during the show some of the wrestlers began feel it's difficult to do hard
work in a place with such thin air.
GUERRERO: , he continues to be held out of house shows as his hamstring heels up.
RICO: is currently scheduled to return from a hamstring injury, that he suffered during his match with Charlie Haas against
the Dudley Boys for the WWE tag team titles, at the August 13th OVW show.
August 1, 2004
Trish Stratus still nursing broken knuckles but, still attends Raw shows.
Eddie Guerrero is off this weekend's WWE shows because of injury.
A-Train has also been benched after being diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff.
Garrison Cade dislocated his kneecap
Shelton Benjamin has already been written out of storylines for the summer as he recovers from a seriously fractured
wrist.
Test may require fusion surgery after aggravating his neck injury on tour
Vince McMahon was also back on the road this week, after a colon infection forced him to sit out the Great American Bash
2004
TEST has suffered from more neck problems. He may be forced to get more surgery and miss another year.
RICO'S torn hamstring could keep him out of action until either October or September 2004.
Trish Stratus broke her hand (knuckles) at a house show and will be out of action for a while. (July 2004)
Sable going to be limited due to her recent surgery to repair a leaky breast implant.
Shelton Benjamin fractured his hand at Monday's Raw. ( June 14, 2004

For the first time in his six-year WWE career, Christian finds himself on the sidelines, unable to compete because of a disc
problem in his lower back. (WWE.com)
Earthquake: John Tenta has announced that he is battling cancer, and has retired from wrestling.
Matt Cappotelli, (NITRO) the 24-year old co-winner of Tough Enough 3, suffered a concussion in a house show in Ohio in
a match with Bob Holly The injury was accidental ...but the concussion was serious enough to sideline Cappotelli.
Sean O'Haire was involved in a motorcycle accident last December 2003 ...He suffered minor cuts and needed stitches
RAW senior referee Earl Hebner had surgery on his left shoulder two weeks ago and has been told he will need four months of
rehabilitation.
The veteran official had been having problems with the shoulder since last November at Survivor Series, when Triple H
inadvertently dropped an elbow on him during the main event.
Brock Lesnar Injured In Motorcycle Accident
April 19, 2004 - Source: 1wrestling
Brock Lesnar was injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday as his bike collided with a minivan according to twincities.com.
Apparently Lesnar was taken to the hospital and stitched up and was released as glass had to be removed from his forehead.
His agent claims that it will not cost him anytime as he continues to tryout for NFL teams.
EDGE: is wearing a red arm cast due to a training injury. He also suffers from an ankle injury training for his come back
after a 14 month absence for neck surgery

DR DEATH: Steve Williams will have surgery this week on a golf-ball sized tumor in his throat, followed by chemotherapy treatment
for at least a month.
After a 4 1/2-month absence, Sylvain Grenier returned to RAW
I was out for too long, Grenier said. First, I had a fractured neck, and then a month and a half later, they found out
that I also had two ruptured discs
EDGE suffered a foot injury in training for a comeback...which kept him from putting his full weight on it on his return
after a 18 month leave for neck surgery
Randy Orton: Appearances canceled
March 3, 2004
Randy Orton is currently suffering from a virus. He will be unable to guest host Thursday's Byte This!, and his appearances
scheduled for Friday in Bridgeport, Conn.
SHAWN MICHAELS: suffered a tear to his ACL. He will be working with a knee brace to prevent further damage.
Mark Henry suffered a shoulder injury Monday night during his RAW match with Chris Benoit. He is due to have surgery Thursday
in Birmingham, Ala., to be performed by Dr. James Andrews.
While the exact time of recovery cannot be determined until after the completion of the surgery, preliminary word is that
rehabilitation will probably take a few months. (credit www.wwe.com)
KEVIN NASH: playing a villain in the movie THE PUNISHER was accidentally stabbed in a crucial movie fight scene.
He did not realize that taking on this role would also result in being physically stabbed by a knife during the process
of shooting the film. Kevin does his own stunts in the movie....His character is called "The Russian"..he is ok.
The Big Show is currently suffering from problems in both his knees and needs to get them scoped. However..with his busy
schedule...the soonest he could get everything checked out by doctors is after Wrestlemania.
Jan. 19, 2003... Six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Rey Mysterio says he feels great. No more
Knee stiffness.
John Cena is having an MRI done on his knee. He knocked it out of place when he landed on the outside after being thrown out
of the Royal Rumble.
Some wrestlers are upset with Hardcore Holly for pulling a hard clothesline on Matt Morgan resulting in Morgan's injury.
Eddie Guerrero is continuing to wrestle with a bad hamstring.
Big Show has an injured elbow but it won't take him away from the ring.
At the WWE Royal Rumble 2004 event, when being throw from the ring for his elimination, JOHN CENA landed badly on his leg
and knee, hitting the floor at a different angle to that of his leg. Officials gave the "X" sign...meaning he was
unfit to continue in the match.
MAVEN now has an elbow injury. It happened at a house show January 16th 2004 in Des Moines...no one knows how long he will
be out.
TEST has been fighting a nasty pain in his mouth at events
DIVA VICTORIA is out nursing a dislocated jaw.
KURT ANGLE: had bone spurs removed from his spine on November 18, 2003.
MOONDOG SPOT: died after a wrestling match of an apparent heart attack November 29, 2003
BROCK LESNAR: had elbow and knee surgery over the Christmas holidays...and will be out for awhile to recover.

TRIPLE H: groin injury has finally healed to the point where it does not bother him to wrestle and, he has not had the need
to wear special protective gear when he does. Working on The Blade Movie Role time out...helped the healing up process....the
injury plagued him for several months.
SPIKE DUDLEY: returned to the WWE after being off for 6 weeks due to a neck injury...repeated impacts to his neck and spine
has forced water out of his discs..He has developed degenerative disc disease..Nothing can be done about it...His range of
motion is now limited and he must avoid any type of whiplash..The swelling in his neck area will go down...but, the disc water
never comes back.
KURT ANGLE: damaged his recently repaired Neck fusion and had to have a second surgery on it to repair it....he is now in
recovery
KEVIN NASH: is in constant shoulder pain and his doctor says his neck is worse than Steve Austins..he is worried he may
be done in the business.
GAIL KIM is out with a broken collarbone
KEVIN NASH surgery went well, he will be back mid December
BILLY GUNN is out with a shoulder injury, comes back in December
BILLY KIDMAN had surgery on his right knee.
SPIKE DUDLEY is out with a bruised back
REFEREE Earl Hebner injured his shoulder at Survivor Series
SCOTT 2 HOTTIE had spinal fusion surgery which kept him out of the ring for one year and half.
SYLVAN GRENIER of La Resistance hurt his shoulder
SAD NOTE: Crash Holly died November 6, 2003 at the age of 34 while staying at WWE star Steven Richard's home in Florida.
Cause of Death will be released soon.
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI: is still having trouble recovering from a head concussion suffered when he got kicked in the jaw unexpectedly...His
headaches are now more manageable...but, he now has started sleep-walking. He wakes up now not knowing where he has been...he
walked into a wall and fell 6 feet. His is doing light ring training...He is expected to recover as long as there are no
more hits to his head. Chris attends House Shows and tries to stay involved. His return is planned for Dec. but he feels
he is not ready for it. (credit WWE)
BILL DeMOTT: real name Hugh Morrus has retired from the ring...will now just be an announcer for VELOCITY
KEVIN NASH: is out for neck surgery...will be out of the ring for 6 to 8 weeks.
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI: is still suffering headaches every 4 days since his concussion in a match on June 2003...the slightest
rise in his blood presure brings on a headache....he has been seen at Raw tappings...he plans to see a neosurgeon soon.
LANCE STORM: Injured his pelvis a few weeks ago...took a week off to recover. The injury occured in his first match of his
14th year as a wrestler
JAZZ has been sidelined by shoulder problems....to avoid surgery she is under going extensive therapy for at least 6 weeks
or more
BATISTA has been cleared to wrestle again.. but, he does not feel at 100%. His wife, Angie, who battled Cancer last year
is doing great now, and has attended some events with her hubby as a spectator.
SPIKE Dudley....is wearing a neckbrace and no smile this past week due to a mis-timed move hitting the the edge of a table
in a match with La Resistance.
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI: is out with a serious concussion

As skilled as they are at what they do...wear and tear from the throws and bumps they endure to entertain their fans ....takes
its toll.
KURT ANGLE: Got a black eye from a championship belt hit
UNDERTAKER: trip to hospital with an ankle he can't put his weight on
MYSTERIO: went to dive on Tajiri and miss the outside of the ring mat to a landing on his back on the concrete floor.
that's gotta hurt the next day.
CHAVO GUERRERO.....tore his heft biceps on May 13, 2003 the first injury in his eight year career as a wrestler, where
he missed in the ring time. Chavo is planning a big memorable return, now that his doctor has released him to do so...He gets
to pick just when that will be.
MATT HARDY.....received a concussion in a Smackdown match (Aug 21), with Rey Mysterio who gave him a West Coast Pop.
" Nothing else hit the canvas but my head" Matt said. Dizziness followed for 2 weeks. Should be back next week.
This is his third.
TRIPLE H........................groin tear in late July still troublesome in in August ( No Matches)
until his SummerSlam. Match ..as of Sept 1....he still wears different gear in matches to prevent further injury. and the
matches are short and tag matches for now.
EDGE..........................had neck surgery..so, he's still out for 7 more months. ..says he is very bored now ,and
watching a lot of TV...he is training to get his strenght back...but it is limited at this time.
BATISTA.....................3 Tricep Surgeries, then added infections .
he will return in October.
KURT ANGLE......wrestling with a bad groin pull still.
RHYNO.......back after a year out.. due to a neck surgery
RANDY ORTON.....Back after a year, due to shoulder surgery
CHRIS BENOIT. took him a year to come back after neck surgery
WILLIAM REGAL.............still out with a swollen heart
HULK HOGAN..................out with a bad back since February
UNDERTAKER.........just had a elbow surgery
LITA............still recovering from Neck surgery
KURT ANGLE...still recovery from Neck surgery in May 2003
BRET HART... A severe head trama finally ended his career.
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