Recent forum posts about Bert Assirati have led me to try to recall the real injuries that happened in British wrestling rings.
Strangely I find myself scratching my head with an empty list.
There were car crashes.
And of course plenty of supposed injuries, the Masambula scandal perhaps being the most noteworthy.
But proper injuries sustained in a bout? You would think there would be loads. But whatever they were, they seemed to be kept secret from us. You would think that such injuries would have been unfortunate but made for good publicity and return bouts, possibly against the victim's tag partner. They would have enhanced the supposed legitimacy of pro wrestling.
Nagaski allegedly damaged Tibor's eye, but we don't know the details. Do we?
I saw Ricki Starr appear in-ring with arm in a plaster cast for his WWF world title bout. Kincaid replaced him. I imagine that was legit, otherwise why turn up? But I still don't know if the injury was sustained in the ring.
Vague fifties stories about Ct Bartelli losing two inches in height; Gwyn Davies a similar back injury, perhaps?
Can anyone recall any legit injuries, any with a well-reported high profile?
Hahaha!
I usually delete these undesirables but this is rather amusing. How on earth did he select this dormant thread?