10 MORE Wrestling Matches That Became Inadvertently Infamous
5. Tyson Kidd Vs Samoa Joe (WWE Raw Taping, 1 June 2015)
A difficult debut for a man destined to become one of the company's most vital all-rounders, Samoa Joe's introduction to WWE was - in every sense - a dark match.
Running the ropes with ever-present utility man Tyson Kidd, Joe was only to go through the motions for the benefit of the live crowd and those backstage perhaps unfamiliar with his repertoire, but disaster struck when he inadvertently injured Kidd's neck and spine with his Muscle Buster finisher. A move he'd delivered hundreds of times without incident prior to working for Vince McMahon had, at the first attempt, nearly crippled one of his most reliable rank-and-files.
Predictably, the 'Samoan Submission Machine' lost use of the move for the most part, but thankfully the still-relatively-young dungeon graduate didn't lose use of his arms and legs. After a lengthy rehabilitation though, his career as a WWE Superstar was sadly terminated by the bad landing. Taking positives from the deeply unfortunate negative, Kidd noted that "only 5% of people survive similar injuries", and was at least given the opportunity to become a producer/agent to make use of his superlative skills in in the closest fashion to physicality.