NEWS: |TNA| TNA wrestler Chase Stevens broke his neck this past Tuesday when he botched a flip which resulted in him landing on his neck. Technically, Chase suffered an avulsion fracture which means, “…when a ligament or tendon attached to a bone pulls away part of the bone. In terms of severity of the injury, Stevens suffered the mildest form of…a broken neck.” Surprisingly, doctors said Stevens can return to the ring in a week. Here’s what Chase had to say…
“Well, as everyone knows I have a broken neck. It’s not as bad as one may think, but trust me it could have been much, much worse. My C5 and C6 vertebrae are fractured and it’s going to take a few weeks to heal. A lot of people are wondering what it feels like to have something like this happen to you. Well, to be honest I wasn’t thinking of being hurt when it happened – I was thinking of how to get on my feet and finish my match. It wasn’t until I made the tag to Andy that I had that extra second to realize I couldn’t feel my hands and my back was slowly starting to tingle. I went for The Natural Disaster, only to drop poor Buck on his head and pin him. I sucked it up and made it to the curtain before showing pain of any sort. Today is a new day and I feel a lot better – I have gained all feeling back in my hands and back. I can move my head up and down and side to side. I’m a little sore, but I landed on my head for crying out loud! I’m supposed to be sore…lol I do feel about 95% and feel that I could wrestle now if the doctors would let me. I will be back for the Genesis PPV, so don’t worry I’m not out for long. Thanks you all for your concerns and support it means a lot to me!”
Watch the clip here.
Watch the video! It reminds me of Sabu/Benoit years ago. Benoit launched Sabu in the air and Sabu crashed hard on his head. It was absolutely brutal just like this clip is. Chase is extremely lucky.
Yikes!!! Indeed, just like what happened to Sabu years ago. Hope that he is okay and that he will recover quickly. Get well Chase!