8 injuries that changed the face of WWE

Modified Apr 01, 2018 05:24 GMT

Some injuries can have career-altering or ending consequences... — Some injuries can have career-altering or ending consequences

#2 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

Austin's run at the top was hampered by serious injuries that kept him on the shelf

‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is without a doubt the biggest Superstar WWE has ever produced. He was such a megastar that he was able to enjoy a lengthy run at the top of the company thanks to the success of his lengthy feud with evil boss Mr. McMahon.

However, Austin was on borrowed time from the very beginning, given his serious neck injury from SummerSlam 1997. By the end of 1999, the cumulative stress this and his other injures were putting on Austin’s body forced him to get surgery and stop performing for months.

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This caused WWE to completely re-think and change their creative direction with Austin on the shelf. Austin’s injury allowed for The Rock to fill Austin’s role as top babyface in WWE, which also allowed for his feud with Austin to grow even further.

Had Austin never suffered that injury, it would’ve led to a completely different main event picture in WWE.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram