#2 Owen Hart Piledrives ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin
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‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin was in the middle of a massive push when this terrible accident happened. Owen Hart hit a sitting version of the Undertaker’s Tombstone Piledriver, but Austin’s neck was lower than the safety threshold. So when Owen sat down, Austin took the damage directly on his neck and even suffered temporary paralysis when it happened.
This move would have drastic consequences on the years that followed. While Austin’s meteoric rise to superstardom still happened, it didn’t last as long as it could have. In the immediate weeks after this happened, Austin had to vacate his titles and couldn’t compete as often and at the same level as before.
By the end of 1999, complications from this neck bump were so bad that Austin had to step away to get surgery. Even though he stayed with WWE until mid-2002, the injuries and problems were taking their toll on him. Austin wrestled his last official match at WrestleMania XIX against the Rock and has been officially retired from wrestling ever since.
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