12 Unluckiest WWE Injuries Ever

1. Droz

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As a fan, you're regularly reminded by PSAs, company rhetoric and even the performers themselves that wrestling is inherently really, really dangerous.

Though WWE have shone less of a spotlight on the accident in recent years, if a single incident became the banner moment for how damaging the pursuit can be, it was the mistimed moment between D'Lo Brown and Darren Drozdov that left the latter a quadriplegic.

Taking place during a taped edition of Smackdown in October 1999, Brown had Droz up for his signature running powerbomb, but Drozdov's loose-fitting attire caused the two to stumble, with D'Lo struggling to attain a strong enough grip on his opponent and Droz unable to propel himself away from harm.

Landing square on his head, Droz fractured discs in his neck and initially was unable to move anything below his head.

Due to the show not being live, the match has never been screened, but pictures and footage exist of the immediate aftermath, where a completely immobilised Drozdov was stretched out of the ring and immediately into the nearest intensive care unit.

Whilst movement has gradually returned to his arms over the previous eighteen years, he remains in need of a heavily customised automatic wheelchair for the rest of his life.

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