10 Ways Wrestlers' Bodies Changed Forever Because Of Wrestling

10. Shawn Michaels' Lazy Eye

While Shawn Michaels' buggered eye isn't necessarily the first thing you notice about 'The Heartbreak Kid,' particularly now that he's as bald as a vulture, it's clearly there.

The culprit? Kane, unfortunately. Though Glenn Jacobs is widely regarded as one of the safest wrestlers ever, a bad bump taken by Shawn during their Unforgiven 2004 encounter saw HBK leave the building with the problem. It became increasingly noticeable in the years that followed, though the eye injury wasn't severe enough to necessitate any time off in the immediate aftermath.

The injury is often attributed to Chris Jericho after an angle ran during their wonderful 2008 feud saw 'HBK' suffer a detached retina at 'Y2J's' hands. This was kayfabe. While WWE's in-universe explanation became Jericho claiming responsibility for Shawn's lazy eye, he'd had the problem for four years before he and Jericho tangled in this programme. A good way to put heat on an already-hot feud, but no more than that, as the Canadian antagonist would later confirm on an episode of his Talk is Jericho podcast.