10 times an injury actually helped a wrestler's career

#1 Mick Foley

Many people have said that this is the most famous wrestling match of all time

Mick Foley is known as the ‘Hardcore Legend’ for the pain he has put himself through over the decades and for seemingly being indestructible. He proved this many times with his wide array of ultraviolent matches and incredible bumps. But none of those top his famous Hell in a Cell match with the Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998.

The first (and planned) fall from the top of the cell and through the announce table was brutal enough. But the second one, the unplanned fall through the cell and into the ring, was not. Foley suffered multiple injuries during both the first and second falls.

These include a dislocated shoulder, a severe concussion, a dislocated jaw, and a tooth hanging from his nose after being dislodged due to him being hit in the face with a chair as he fell.

After this match, both Foley and Undertaker received standing ovations, and Foley himself became a legendary man as a result. Although the immediate aftermath of this match was somewhat sluggish, Foley eventually became WWE Champion and was immortalized as one of the bravest and toughest men to ever set foot in a WWE ring.

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