5 WWE Superstars who nearly died in the ring

#4 Gangrel (1999)

The Vampire was nearly put down for good on RAW in 1999

In folklore, there are only a handful of items that can harm a vampire, namely Holy Water, Garlic, Silver and sunlight.

But in a February 1999 edition of RAW is War, Gangrel nearly lost his life on live television, in the most horrific of ways.

After crossing The Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness, Gangrel was to be hanged over the top rope with a noose, though the company erroneously tried to save face by calling It a bull rope instead.

Speaking on Sean Waltman’s podcast in 2016, Gangrel revealed that after bouncing off the ring-apron, the noose tightened, with the Vampire certain he was going to die, as the noose continued to crush his neck.

Thankfully, it was Mideon, who thankfully wasn’t Naked Mideon at the time, who saved the day, noticing the real danger Gangrel was in, and alleviated some of the pressure, saving his life in the process.