5 WWE superstars who are wrestling on borrowed time

#1. Tommaso Ciampa

Tommaso Ciampa, the most recent addition to this list

This one is tragic because it could be an extremely premature end to an incredible career. Tommaso Ciampa's run in NXT has been one of the greatest in the brand's history and many people consider Ciampa to be the greatest NXT Champion of all time.

Ciampa suffered a brutal knee injury in 2017 that kept him out all the way until early 2018. He was having an incredible run, but in early 2019, it was revealed that he had a major nagging neck injury that he was working through.

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In May of 2017 they told me that no one has ever had 3 surgeries in a 12 week span and returned at a competitive level. I returned to the most successful run of my career. This week I should be preparing to walk into the main event of Takeover New York on Wrestlemania weekend as the NXT champion. That match meant more to me than anyone will ever understand. The opportunity was taken away from me. In March of 2019 they told me that if I return then I will be on borrowed time. To be continued

It's hard to imagine Ciampa as a babyface, but with the videos emerging of him in the hospital, it's hard not to root for him. We wish Ciampa all the luck in the world and are sure that he'll make best use of his limited time in the ring/

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