10 Most Ridiculous WWE Injuries Ever

Them's The Breaks

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Big Cass' frustration seeped through the screen as he begrudgingly forfeited his blowoff match against Enzo Amoré on the post-SummerSlam edition of Monday Night Raw.

Injuries are both a reality and a consequence of professional wrestling, but the misfortune that so often comes with a knock or tear from the most routine of bumps never ceases to be heartbreaking.

The grap game is by its very nature, a challenging environment to stay healthy within. Constantly pushed to mental and physical limits, performers risk anything from minor breaks to permanent paralysis every single time they step between the ropes, such is the oft-forgotten danger in what they do.

As disastrous as these bumps or falls gone wrong are though, they pale in comparison to devastating injuries suffered quite a way away from the heat of battle. For better and worse, wrestler bodies can often endure far more than a regular human frame, but they're not impervious to recklessness, pure stupidity, or occasional rotten luck.

The prognosis for Enzo's former seven-foot buddy was an ACL tear sidelining him potentially for up to nine months. The big man warrants plenty of sympathy and support. Some of these, not so much.

10. Legless

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Leading from the front but forced to rest on his behind, Vince McMahon infamously sat like a child at storytime as he dealt out an unholy in-ring b*llocking to John Cena and Batista for flubbing their lines at the climactic end of the 2005 Royal Rumble.

'The Animal' was booked to eliminate 'The Champ' as eventually played out, but a botched first effort saw both tumble to the floor. In a remarkable bit of luck for the future company icons, the false finish actually looked intentional, harking back to an identical conclusion 11 years prior between Lex Luger and Bret Hart that resulted in both being announced as co-winners.

The following year, Vince McMahon had to awkwardly squirm away from the finish on commentary, noting 'That'll never happen again, I promise you' when Jerry Lawler noted the possibility of it happening again. It was clearly a conclusion he deeply regretted, and the anger and embarrassment lingered long enough for him to storm the ring a decade later to give his bewildered staff a piece of his mind.

Hitting the ring with obnoxious vim, his attempt to slide under the bottom rope resulted in both thighs clattering against the apron. Crumpling to the canvas, he had torn his quad. Refusing to sell the pain even for a moment, he then tore the other attempting to walk to backstage without aid. Only Vince.

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