Big Backstage Update on Exactly How Severe Tyson Kidd’s Injury Was and How His Health Could Have Been Compromised

July 13, 2015

Kidd later revealed he had a rod inserted, 4 screws and 16 staples during the surgical procedure following the injury.

During the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer elaborated on the injury stats, and noted that of the 5% of people that do survive the injury, many of them are left as quadriplegics, and the odds are “astronomical” that Tyson Kidd is not in a wheelchair right now.

Meltzer said the injury could be loosely compared to that of actor Christopher Reeve, who was thrown from a horse in 1995, and was left a quadriplegic. Reeve later died of complications stemming from the injury.

“It is unbelievable that Tyson Kidd came through as well as he did,” said Meltzer.

What good is a recovery if I fumble it? –@Eminem Got my bandages off, long road to recovery begins pic.twitter.com/u7GqpgsJu5

— TJ Wilson (@KiddWWE) June 30, 2015

Tyson Kidd

Tyson Kidd

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 30: WWE Wrestler Tyson Kidd attends WWE's 4th annual WrestleMania art exhibit and auction at The Egyptian Ballroom at Fox Theatre on March 30, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
Tyson Kidd, Natalya & Kofi Kingston

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: (L-R) Kofi Kingston, Tyson Kidd and Natalya attend WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans City. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Tyson Kidd

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Tyson Kidd attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans City. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Tyson Kidd

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Tyson Kidd attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans City. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Tyson Kidd

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Tyson Kidd attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.