5 WWE Superstars who were hurt badly in a match

Wrestlers work 24/7 and put their body on the line and deliver some great maneuvers risking their lives just for the entertainment of the fans. Though every match in pro-wrestling is pre-planned, sometimes things didn't go as planned which results in consequences.

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Over the due course of time, many superstars have suffered some concussions, some of them recovered from it, while others didn't. But luckily they defeated all the problems, punched them through the face and live up to tell their stories.

Though superstars suffering injuries happens mostly while they are in action, sometimes it also happens when they are away from it. A fine example of this would be Dean Ambrose who suffered from staph infection earlier this year.

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#5 Kalisto

Luckily for Kalisto, his head hit the barricades instead of the ground

Kalisto is one of the fastest superstar and high-flyers in WWE history. The 31-year-old luchador made his WWE debut in 2013 alongside his stablemate Sin Cara (Hunico).

On an episode of Celtic Warrior Workout (hosted by Sheamus), Kalisto revealed the injury that he suffered quite a few years ago.

He told, he was wrestling in a tag team match in 2011. And that match turned out to be his one of the worst nightmares when he delivered one of his backflip double-rotation maneuvers but over-rotated due to this he fell away from the spot where he was meant to.

Luckily for him, his head hit the barricades instead of the ground due to which his momentum was stopped otherwise it could have not only ended his career but also his life because nobody was there to stop him.

Kalisto also revealed that after this injury of him he was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome due to which his career was put on the shelf for almost three months.

#4 Ric Flair

In the aftermath, all passengers suffered broken back and some severe concussions including Ric Flair

The Nature Boy Ric Flair suffered one of his career-ending injuries on the night of October 4th, 1975 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

There at that night, Ric Flair, Tim Woods, Bobby Bruggers, Johnny Valentine with their promoter David Crockett was traveling on a flight together. The plane took off to Wilmington from Charlotte and was supposed to reach there safely. But things turned out different.

As they were about to reach Wilmington's runaway, Valentine noticed that they have run out of gas. But the pilot, Joseph Farkas assured him that they still have a lot of fuel left in wings. Guess what he was wrong.

Just after Valentine notice, the plane started to fall down. Due to which, the pilot got panicked, but still, he acted smartly and landed the plane 100 yards far from the runaway. And as they reached down to the ground, the plane hit some trees and was almost about to hit the water pole but luckily it didn't. Also, the plane was just a few yards away reaching into the water.

In the aftermath, all passengers suffered broken back and some severe concussions including Ric Flair.

Though Ric suffered a broken back in the plane crash, this turned out soon to be good for him. Because after this incident happened, he developed his new style of taking the bumps in the ring.

#3 R-Truth

Medics told that if R-Truth hasn't reached out to the hospital in time, he possibly could have died

During the end of 2010, WWE was on tour as usual. And during that time, R-Truth suffered a viral disease that almost took his life away from him.

By the end of the year, R-Truth was suffering from walking pneumonia. This was a type of condition that doesn't do anything serious to the person who suffers it. Due to this, he was working as usual.

But certainly, things turned out different for him. As he was standing backstage, he collapsed down to the ground because the required amount of oxygen wasn't reaching out to his brain. Luckily, for him when he break-down into convulsions some people were standing near him after which they rushed him to the hospital.

After he was admitted, his medics told that if he hasn't reached out to the hospital in time, he possibly could have died. The reason for his deadly condition of him was reported the strains of pneumonia due to which he was suffering from fatigue as he was working on a hectic schedule back then.

#2 Tyson Kidd

Tyson Kidd has now transitioned to a backstage role

During an episode of Raw in 2015, Tyson Kidd faced off Samoa Joe in a dark match. In the match, Kidd not only suffered a loss from the hands of Joe but also an injury that almost took his life away and ended his career.

During the finish of the match, Joe delivered his Musclebuster finisher on Kidd for the win, but the move didn't go as it was supposed and ended up in a botch. Due to Tyson's wrong landing after Joe's finisher, it was seen that he had suffered a legitimate injury.

After he was taken to the hospital, it was reported that he has suffered severe concussions in his neck, due to which he ended up with 16 staples, four screws, and a rod insert which was inserted into his neck to overcome the injury.

After this, Tyson reached out to his Twitter handle to tell that, only five percent of people can live through this type of injury. And coincidentally he was one of them.

Luckily, for him, he didn't end up in a wheelchair due to which he has now transitioned to a backstage role. And again he became one of those superstars who has defeated death.

#1 Mick Foley

Mick Foley is a true hardcore wrestling legend

Mick Foley can all alone make the list of the times where he nearly died. Over the due course of the time, Mick has probably survived legitimate injuries which no other superstar can.

A fine example of this, his match against Big Van Vader that took place in Germany in 1994. There he was wrestling under the name of Cactus Jack. During the match, he ear was clearly seen ripped-off his head. But god knows how he still finished off the match.

Also, there came another time when most people thought that Mick Foley has clearly died.

One will not find any trouble, to recall his match against The Undertaker at King of The Ring 1998. In the match, Mick sucker punched death in the face not only one but two times.

The first time has happened when 'Taker threw him off the cell to the announcer's table. And surprisingly, after it, he continued the match as he climbed the cell once again and 'Taker delivers a chokeslam on him after which he shattered top of the cell and went right through it to the ring surface spine first.

Many people who saw it definitely thought that it was Mick Foley's end as he literally passed out.

But once again, Mick proved all of them wrong as he stood up and finished the match. Due to which this match will always be remembered first when someone will start to talk about WWE and King of the Ring.

It is unbelievable, how a human body tolerated the amount of pain as Foley did.