5 times wrestlers really got hurt by a finishing move

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For most wrestlers, injuries are an unavoidable part of the sport. With all the contact with competitors, ring parts and foreign objects, they’re bound to take nasty bumps and bruises from time to time. Add in the high-flying element of modern wrestling, and it’s really a wonder as to how more guys don’t end up with injuries. But sometimes, the injury comes in the exact way that a finishing move is meant to emulate. Here are five incidents where a pro wrestling finishing move went wrong, and the results were disastrous for the guy on the receiving end.

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#1 Big Show

To be clear, Paul Wight was still known as the Giant in WCW in 1998, and at Souled Out that year, his size proved to be a dangerous issue.

At that time, he was locked in a feud with fellow big man Kevin Nash.

Nash went for his signature Jack-knife Powerbomb, but he couldn’t get the Giant all the way up to his shoulders, and as a result, dropped him on his neck instead of flat on his back, injuring Wight’s neck. Perhaps lifting a 400-plus pound man like that wasn’t the best of ideas.

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