10 Wrestlers Who Ruined Their Bodies For The Business

3. The Hardys

Matt Jeff Hardy AEW
AEW

That's both Matt and Jeff.

Like many on this list, it's a wonder that either Hardy brother can walk around daily without aid. They took some crazy risks during legendary TLC bouts (so, mind you, did previous entry star Edge), and the siblings are still living with the bumps they took in those scorchers in 2023.

Christ, Matt was talking about going to bed every night in pain when WWE released a TLC-dedicated VHS back in the year 2000. 23 years on, he's been rather candid about the state of his back on his podcast, and pretty much everybody knows the trials and tribulations Jeff has been through personally.

The pair's daredevil style pushed the envelope creatively and physically. It's left both with scars that'll live with them forever, and should act as a reminder of the price paid for wowing audiences with killer bumps every single night.

How are these dudes still wrestling?!

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