5 WWE Superstars who nearly died in the ring

#2 Marty Garner (1996)

Garner could've died when he took on the future World Champion

Many fans will never have heard of Marty Garner, but they’ll certainly know of his opponent in the match that nearly took Garner’s life: Triple H.

In May 1996, Garner faced Helmsley, still working as a snobby blue-blood, during a taping of WWF Superstars. During the match, the future King of Kings attempted a Pedigree.

Unfortunately, Garner had never taken the move before, and thinking it was some kind of powerbomb or suplex, jumped far too high, with Garner crashing on the top of his head, suffering neck damage.

To make the injury more shocking, the botched move was not edited out of any broadcast of Superstars, and was even featured as the WWF’s Slam of the Week.

After close examination, doctors concluded that Garner had nearly been paralysed by the move, but much like many stars on this list, returned to wrestling not long after.