Best kayfabe injuries in wrestling

[Xero]

Gotta go with busted ribs with the tape. Nothing more classic than that.

Oh, and of course anything that gets them into a wheelchair. Instant heat.

My personal favorite, though, is Pillmanizing.

So what are some of your favorite kayfabe injuries? Whether in general or specific angles.

[ron the dial]

i always loved when shamrock had blood in his mouth from internal injuries.

[Schlomey]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mt77_08Ea10/0.jpg

[Xero]

lol made me legit cringe.

[ron the dial]

mother fuck

[Schlomey]

I know right? Sid can sell a leg injury better than anyone else. Looks so real
















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[kareru]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mt77_08Ea10/0.jpg

"hey sid how about you try some aerial maneuvers"

[Xero]

lol Daffney's all "oh shit".

[Schlomey]

And I was like all..."DAMN"

[Xero]

Steiner was all "HUH!?"

[Cuse8]

I dont think this fits the catigory but I was fond of how Flair always somehow started bleeding while getting fired up doing interviews

[Schlomey]

Speaking of Flair......Wheelchair bound wrestlers. It always ends the same. they get wheeled into a wall or get flipped. Still works whatever the formula.

[kareru]

of course you have the seldom used but still great 'halo, he'll never walk again injury' angle

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn154/katanimation/gjhhgjhgjk.jpg

[Schlomey]

ECW Pitbulls made a career out of that thing

[Jakob Synn]

The having on the cast is always great because 99 percent of the time the wrestler uses the cast as a weapon.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah, taped ribs is badass points. Everything else is sort of gay. Though the arm cast is key.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Undertaker's "being dead."

[Vastardikai]

The having on the cast is always great because 99 percent of the time the wrestler uses the cast as a weapon.

I saw this thread and the first thing that came to mind was Bob Orton, Jr.

[Jakob Synn]

I saw this thread and the first thing that came to mind was Bob Orton, Jr.

Owen Hart
Matt Hardy

[Wolfpack423]

How about Sandman being blinded with his cigarette? I am not a huge fan of ECW but they had some good kayfabe stuff there.

[Schlomey]

Owen Hart = Best cast of my generation

[Jakob Synn]

Owen Hart = Best cast of my generation

Totally! I agree. When I think of that injury I think of him winning the slammy and carrying it around with the cast.

[Schlomey]

he milked that cast for what felt like ...2-3 years?

[Anybody Thrilla]

D'Lo Brown's pec injury that made him wear that deadly chest protector was pretty sweet.

[TechSmartLiving]

Seriously?! No one has mentioned "The Narcissist" Lex Luger's Titanium Plate that was lodged inside his forearm and used it during matches as a finisher and was legal because it was part of his body?

Now that is COOL!

[Schlomey]

Kane's burnt face was kayfabe. Another good one.

[Gerard]

Any injury where it requires the wrestler to wear bandages OVER his fucking wrestling gear. Im pretty sure goldust at one point had bandages over his boot...:roll:

[Jakob Synn]

Seriously?! No one has mentioned "The Narcissist" Lex Luger's Titanium Plate that was lodged inside his forearm and used it during matches as a finisher and was legal because it was part of his body?

Now that is COOL!

I thought about that but it wasn't really an injury but a part of his gimmick when first came into the WWF.

[AngryMidjit]

jack victory's 2 year long "broken leg"

who is jack victory you say? who the hell cares, he never amounted to anything

[St. Jimmy]

Hogan hurting his back getting off the couch.

[Xero]

Hogan hurting his back getting off the couch.

I said kayfabe.

[The Jayman]

I said kayfabe.

that was kayfabe. the actual injury was his hip

[Lock Jaw]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/Trrrath/Picture1-6.png
Taped Ribs DDP

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/02.jpg
Wheelchair Bret

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/d/dlo/06.jpg
Chest Protector D-Lo

[Lock Jaw]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/Trrrath/Picture2-6.png
Severely Injured JBL

[Jordan]

When Owen Hart "knocked out" Shawn Michaels on Raw, that was awesome.

[Lock Jaw]

Remember when Ken Shamrock would always be "bleeding internally" in every match he had?

Or last time when Randy Orton was a face he got a concussion in every match. The only redeeming qualities he had at the time was being able to sell being brain-addled really well.

[thedamndest]

Shamrock's insides must have been jelly by the end of his WWE tenure.

[The Show Off]

May favorite was Pillman's shoulder injury when he went into War Games.

[thedamndest]

Looking back it's ridiculous how much I bought DDP's taped ribs. I didn't even know what it meant to have taped ribs, but when I saw him come out with the tape on I was instantly like, "OH SHIT! SHOULD HE EVEN BE THERE?" Total mark.

Then again, I also kept hoping I would see the Undertaker out in public when they aired those vignettes of regular people seeing him while they were doing their errands after he lost to Yokozuna at the 1994 Royal Rumble.

[KIRA]

Taker getting his faced"crushed" and having to wear that Phantom of the Operaesqe mask.

Anyone wearing a face guard cause it looks so funny

[Gerard]

Remeber d-lo's metal chest protector of doom? Which was actually 100% foam. :wtf:

[Lock Jaw]

Looking back it's ridiculous how much I bought DDP's taped ribs. I didn't even know what it meant to have taped ribs, but when I saw him come out with the tape on I was instantly like, "OH SHIT! SHOULD HE EVEN BE THERE?" Total mark.

Then again, I also kept hoping I would see the Undertaker out in public when they aired those vignettes of regular people seeing him while they were doing their errands after he lost to Yokozuna at the 1994 Royal Rumble.

DDP had the taped ribs going on so long that they were part of his look for the freaking video game.

As for that second note: :rofl:

[The Mackem]

lol Daffney's all "oh shit".

*Midajah

I have no life

[The Mackem]

Can't beat the heel arm cast.

[Favre4Ever]

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[The Show Off]

Cowboy Bob Orton?

[VSG]

Rikishi doing a "ric-flair" on Austin?

[justoosweeet2001]

the best kayfabe injury imo was the randy savage ricky steamboat ring bell to the throat "crushed larynx" angle...not only was it sold in a time before massive amounts of hype on a monday night show, but it also set up probably one of the best matches in wrestling at WM3.

[Perry Saturn]

he milked that cast for what felt like ...2-3 years?

DDP did the same thing with taped ribs

[XIII]

owen harts broken arm cast..

[Schlomey]

welcome to the party.

[Undrtakr87]

Taker getting his faced"crushed" and having to wear that Phantom of the Operaesqe mask.

Anyone wearing a face guard cause it looks so funny

This happened before I got into wrestling but I always thought it was a real injury and they incorporated it into kayfabe? Thought maybe Mabel did his splash wrong and legitimately broke a bone in Taker's face. Was it just a kayfabe injury afterall?

As far as my contribution to the topic, I'll go with Kane's burnt face. Also McMahon being in a wheelchair during the attitude era was a good one. I'm gonna miss "Mr. McMahon." :(

[AKin3D]

Taped Ribs for sure. I remember they kept saying DDP's ribs could never heal, since he wouldn't take time off.

Owen's cast was classic.

Jack the snake Roberts being blinded by Rick Martel also came to mind.

[Crazy Nick]

One that comes to my mind is Shawn Michaels eye injury when Chris Jericho put Shawn through the Jeritron 3000. HBK really sold that one well.

[Jeritron]

*6000 (upgrade to HD from the obscenely expensive Jeritron 5000)

[HeartBreakMan2k]

How has no one mentioned when an ankle lock "snaps" an ankle. I don't remember who did it (Shamrock or Angle) but someone had their opponents shoes JUST loose enough to pull it off very slightly and then wrench the holy hell out of it making it look like they snapped the guys ankle completely.

[Xero]

Want to say it was Angle breaking Kendrick's leg but I think I'm wrong.

They definitely did one with Angle, though.

[The Fugitive]

I believe it was Scotty 2 Hotty. Fairly sure it's mentioned in Angle's book.

[Jura]

lol at the Angle one.

[Nicky Fives]

D-Lo's chest protector was awesome, as well as Jake Roberts' losing sight after Rick Martel sprayed Arrogance into his face.....

[LK]

Shawn Michaels collapsing is, without a doubt, the greatest kayfabe injury ever.

[Jakob Synn]

D-Lo's chest protector was awesome, as well as Jake Roberts' losing sight after Rick Martel sprayed Arrogance into his face.....

Didn't that lead to a blindfold match with them at a PPV?

[voncouch]

I'm gonna have to "second" your love for Pillmanizing the ankle. I remember Taker did a chair move once that looked just vicious, where he jammed the chair into a guy's throat.

As far as post match bandaging, how has nobody mentioned the neckbrace? That big, soft, foamy neckbrace that just screams kayfabe. Even when I see someone on the street with one like that, I'm waiting for the angle. Bobby Heenan sporting it had to be it's heyday, but Andy Kaufman had a sweet one too:

http://img.youtube.com/vi/11T_-k7ckrg/0.jpg

[FourFifty]

Jake Robert's dad... whatever his name was. He brought the kayfabe home with him. He would wear the neck brace around the house.
On a less out of date note, and similar note, The Sandman faking he's blind. Even had his wife support it while they were building up to the climax of the storyline when The Sandman came back.