5 WWE Superstars who broke their necks in the ring

#3. Charlie Haas suffered a broken neck on WWE SmackDown

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Charlie Haas was seen as a great in-ring worker for the company. Haas' career particularly took off after he was paired with Shelton Benjamin and Kurt Angle.

He had a WWE career spreading ten years and two tenures. During that time, he suffered a broken neck at the hands of Drew McIntyre in 2009.

A DDT from McIntyre broke the former WWE Tag Team Champion's neck. Soon after, Haas was released from his WWE contract. He went on to perform on the independent circuit for some time and soon retired from the ring.

The former WWE Superstar appeared as a guest on UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone and touched on several topics. He gave details on his injury in 2009.

Haas spoke about Edge’s miraculous return to the ring after suffering a broken neck and

"I mean, I broke my neck, Drew McIntyre broke my neck, it's on YouTube. It was supposed to be me and Ron Killings, and they brought him out instead and... it was an interview and he cut me off and he hit me with a DDT with my hands behind my back, never let go. I heard it crack,” Haas said.