5 WWE Superstars whose careers ended tragically

#3 Tyson Kidd

Tyson Kidd could have had a bright career in the company

Tyson Kidd wrestled in various promotions before signing with WWE in 2006. Soon after, Kidd joined The Hart Dynasty where he was paired up with David Hart Smith and Natalya.

Kidd was always seen as a promising Superstar who had a bright career ahead of him as he was among the best athletes the company had. Kidd competed in his final televised WWE match at Elimination Chamber 2015 alongside Cesaro, after which tragedy struck.

The night after Elimination Chamber 2015, Kidd competed in a dark match on RAW against Samoa Joe. During the match, Joe delivered his finisher famously known as the “Muscle Buster” to Kidd, which ended up going wrong.

Even though Joe had been using the finisher for almost 15 years in different promotions, it led to Kidd suffering a spinal cord injury that took him out of WWE for over a year.

Tyson Kidd opens up about his tragic WWE career-ending injury

5% of people survive this injury. 16 staples, 4 screws and a rod later and luckily I survived to tell my story. pic.twitter.com/hXpXpA0aAF

— TJ Wilson (@TJWilson) July 7, 2015

The Workhorse later revealed the severity of the injury and came to terms with the fact that his time in the ring had come to an end. In 2017, WWE moved him to the alumni section of their website and gave him a new role as a backstage producer in the company.

Kidd spoke to Chris Van Vliet a year later and opened up about the injury and how he was glad that he made it through without any permanent damage.

"I remember everything, I lost feeling for about five seconds head to toe, time stands still, you just sit there like in no control whatsoever it wasn't in my control, I was at someone's mercy just sitting there, you can't move anything, everything in your body feels like it weighs like two million pounds. There was some weird voice telling me that this isn't permanent, it doesn't mean that it's right but luckily, thankfully it was."

Kidd’s wife Natalya stayed by his side through it all and continues to wow the fans with her performances in the ring to this day.