When an injury happens to anyone it is never welcomed and sometimes it can be devastating. However what comes along with the injuries are those on the outside that get a laugh out of it.
For example, I remember in middle school, I think I was walking to gym class; I had tripped over something and fell really hard. I twisted my ankle and bruised my knee. Of course, the whole grade was out there and just mercilessly laughed at me. Long story short, my Taurus temper got the best of me, resulting in the school calling my parents.
My point is that injuries are more than pain. It’s emotionally infuriating and so I’m sure those who suffered the injury aren’t pleased about the reaction. Sometimes the unfortunate injuries and those who suffered them are the butt of jokes constantly.
The Superstars are on a grand scale if you will, so I am sure they constantly are annoyed at the jokes. I’m also pretty sure if the shoe was on the other foot, it wouldn’t be so funny after all. But it doesn’t stop fans from making light of the subjects. Everyone has seen the memes and jokes online for months, maybe years now.
What are some of the injuries fans make fun of? Let’s find out
5. Controversial staph infection
One of the major things fans took away from the Art of Wrestling Podcast with CM Punk is the story about his misdiagnosed staph infection. While some of us could relate to the bothersome nuisance (trust me, it’s NO laughing matter, it’s so painful!) other fans ate this up, and ridiculed the WWE physician any chance that they got. You can see the occasional snarky comments on social media if Superstars get injured since then.
4. Dangerous knees
In a match with Seth Rollins, John Cena suffered a broken nose courtesy of a knee to the face. That resulted in Cena’s nose going completely to the other side of his face in a twisted manner.
Fans cashed in with some memes whereas others were happy Rollins had done it. When Rollins was on Talk is Jericho recently, he expressed remorse about the freak accident and stated he has always been safe in the ring.
3. Light moment in the heat of debate
At the Royal Rumble 2005, Vince McMahon was to make a decision in the Royal Rumble match when his injuries happened. As McMahon got into the ring, he tore not one, but both of his quads causing him to fall to the mat.
He ended up having to sit down in the ring, which at first fans could understand why it was funny. But in reality McMahon was unable to walk. It was a rather strange moment, and one of those unexplainable circumstances with the human body.
McMahon ended up restarting the match to determine a clear winner, as Cena and Batista had tumbled out of the ring at the same time. That was what prompted McMahon to come out in the first place. As the match proceeded, McMahon was helped to the back.
2. Botch King
The original Sin Cara caught a lot of flak for constantly botching moves. Sin Cara’s bad luck resulted in several injuries, notably his hand and his knee injury. While he may have had a hard time adjusting to WWE’s wrestling style, it didn’t stop fans from cashing in on his misfortunes.
Fans went in every time, and had a field day with the luchador. Even today you can still see meme comments on social media in response to a particular botch on Raw. The phrase “Damn it, Sin Cara!” is used often when something goes wrong on WWE TV.
1. Nash can’t live his injury down
Perhaps the top injury people make fun of is Kevin Nash’s quad injury. Even though it happened fourteen years ago, fans and wrestlers alike join in on the quad joke fun to this day. When Nash’s quad injury happened, he had just come back from a bicep injury.
Call it bad luck, freak accident or just misfortune, but 2002 certainly wasn’t a good year for Nash healthwise. Unfortunately he just can’t live the injury down. If he makes any ring appearances you can sure bet someone on social media will say “I hope he doesn’t tear his quad!”. Carry on guys, carry on.
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