10 Worst Mid-Match Injuries Wrestlers Fought Through

1. Mick Foley - King Of The Ring 1998

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Mick Foley has a long list of injuries on his hardcore resume - ranging from second degree burns to the loss of his ear - so to say this bout is his most brutal is not to be understated.

The Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker at King of the Ring '98 is beyond legendary and for good reason. It has more car crash moments than the entire Fast & Furious franchise combined and even the less spectacular bumps would be enough to end most people's careers.

Regardless of anything else, the match is also the most sensational display of self-disregard in wrestling history. Foley's flight off the top of the cell, falling 16 feet to crash through a table, is as shocking as it is iconic and made Foley an instant legend of the sport.

The subsequent fall through the cell is equally as brutal and Foley's contorted body after the fall is a cautionary image to any young wrestler. Seeing his own tooth poking out of his nose after it is the icing on the cake.

Not only would Foley complete the match but he also made an appearance in the Austin/Kane match that followed. In an era that now halts action mid-match to stop blood, the unbridled beating that Foley withstood here is a feat that will never be rivalled let alone surpassed.

 
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