9. Hes Been Wrestling His Entire Career With A Bad Knee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk2waFnjxro Very early on in Owenss career, he injured his knee in a match where his opponent screwed up a move, and has had problems ever since. He has had surgery on his knee multiple times. Owens parlayed his knee problems into a storyline in Ring of Honor in late 2009. Because of his well-documented chronic knee problems, he was teasing retiring from the wrestling business. Everybody who attended Final Battle 2009 in the Manhattan Center in New York City thought that Kevin had his final match. After losing a tag team match with El Generico against the Young Bucks, he had tears in his eyes as he said that this was probably it for him. He hugged Generico, then proceeded to kick him in the crotch, turning heel and sparking a one-year rivalry. It was Owenss legitimate knee issues that made that segment so believable. Owens has never let his knee problems inhibit him from his ring style, as evident in his NXT debut against CJ Parker where he did a flipping dive from the ring to the outside.