Shrinking bodies and numbness – WWE legends battling grim impact of decades in wrestling

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Shrinking bodies and numbness – WWE legends battling grim impact of decades in wrestling

Shrinking bodies and numbness – WWE legends battling grim impact of decades in wrestling

Life as a WWE superstar can be gruelling, from intense travel schedules to the physicality of the matches.

For every person who says professional wrestling is fake, there is a wrestler with a laundry list of brutal injuries suffered in the name of entertaining a passionate fanbase.

Over the past few weeks, several stars – including retired Hall of Famers and current world champions – have opened up about their own health battles, from broken backs to shrinking arms.

Of course, the business is a much safer and health conscious place than it was in the past, with WWE’s concussion protocols in particularly being a welcome development over the past decade.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/23/wwe-legends-stuck-with-lasting-agonising-injuries-after-wrestling-19542179/