10 Wrestlers Who Broke Their Neck For The Business
1. Yoshi Tatsu
The most high profile Styles Clash neck knock during a spate of them, Yoshi Tatsu's chin-tucking instincts resulted in a November 2014 clash between the pair being his last match proper until April 2016. The move requires performers to put their head back - a contravention to bumping norm - and Tatsu's errant split-second decision resulted in a terrifying plunge that broke two bones in his neck.
Remarkably, Tatsu didn't feel an immediate impact. He finished the Power Struggle pay-per-view match with 'The Phenomenal One' and even absorbed a Jeff Jarrett guitar shot on his damaged dome. It was only after the opening match of the 2014 World Tag League tournament in November did he realise there was something significantly wrong, with the diagnosis potentially worsening had he continued to wrestle carrying such serious injuries.
The break did result in his 'Bullet Club Hunter' gimmick failing to catch fire, with a reimagining as a Triple H cosplayer lacking much of the original spark when he did resurface. Pleasingly though, his return was a full time one. The former WWE comedy star lasted nearly two more years with NJPW before debuting with All Japan Pro Wrestling in September 2017.