Buff Bagwell relived one of the most traumatic moments of his careera brutal neck injury on WCW Thunder that left him temporarily paralyzed in the middle of the ring.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Bagwell opened up about the botched bulldog spot that nearly ended his career and changed his life forever.
That collision left Bagwell motionless on the mat, unsure if hed ever walk again. When a wrestler tried to roll him over, Bagwell gave him the grim reality.
What happened next was chaos. Bagwell remembers seeing Lex Luger and Rick Steiner visibly emotional as they tried to process what just happened.
While lying on the mat unable to move, Bagwell says he made peace with the idea that he might never regain functionand began imagining a new purpose for his life.
But right after those words left his mouth, hope returned.
Bagwell described the sensation of feeling returning to his body as warm, like hot water pouring down his limbs. He later learned the exact damage he had suffered.
Thanks to that bruisingnot severinghe eventually regained movement once the swelling went down. But Bagwell credits more than just medical luck.
The moment nearly ended everything. Instead, it became the moment Buff Bagwell says changed everythingand showed him just how powerful resilience can be.
Do you remember watching this incident on WCW Thunder? What do you think Bagwells legacy should be after surviving that kind of trauma in the ring? Drop your comments and share your thoughts.
