The world of professional wrestling isn’t always the safest place, and it definitely wasn’t in its early days. Speaking during a neuroscience symposium sponsored by OhioHealth earlier this week, former WWE superstar and iconic wrestler Bret Hart spoke about his history of injuries, including the ones that came to his head.
Speaking to the crowd (via Dispatch), Hart harkened back to a time during a 1999 pay-per-view match against Bill Goldberg, who Hart noted was known for injuring wrestlers. “One of the last things I said to Bill before I walked out to the ring was, ‘Don’t hurt me,’” Hart said. “I wish he heard me a little better.”
According to Hart, he took three major hits to the head during the match, including getting kicked in the back of his head. Over the following two weeks, he continued his tour with the WCW, and suffered a severe concussion during his last match against Sycho Sid. “I was mad for being there and mad at myself for being in this situation,” Hart said. “I remember when I hit the ground, I could see a million stars.”
That last match against Sid was the end of Hart’s career, with the superstar spending two years recovering from the concussion and a torn muscle in his neck. Hart later revealed the story of his first stroke, which he suffered after crashing his motorcycle without wearing a helmet. Now, he’s gotten close to 90% of his functions back, and works with March of Dimes in the stoke recovery program with the company.
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