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Post by héad.casé on May 6, 2022 8:30:54 GMT -5
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on May 6, 2022 8:37:40 GMT -5
Not being a spinal cord doctor or anything, would a C1 fusion equal “Career over” for Big E? I’d have to assume it’d be a longer recovery time given it’d be a major operation.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on May 6, 2022 8:50:45 GMT -5
Not being a spinal cord doctor or anything, would a C1 fusion equal “Career over” for Big E? I’d have to assume it’d be a longer recovery time given it’d be a major operation. Not a doctor but every wrestler in WWE who had some type of fusion either had a shortened career or had debilitating neck problems for the rest of their career. So he might not retire immediately but he probably won't be able to wrestle full time much longer than a year or so if the fusion happens.
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Post by fg on May 6, 2022 9:13:35 GMT -5
I’m wondering if that type of fusion means he eventually can’t wrestle anymore period no matter how he takes care of himself and how long he waits. Doesn’t anyone know? Remember Edge retired in 2011 and yet he came back in 2020.
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Post by Nosnorb on May 6, 2022 9:35:39 GMT -5
Not being a spinal cord doctor or anything, would a C1 fusion equal “Career over” for Big E? I’d have to assume it’d be a longer recovery time given it’d be a major operation. Not a doctor but every wrestler in WWE who had some type of fusion either had a shortened career or had debilitating neck problems for the rest of their career. So he might not retire immediately but he probably won't be able to wrestle full time much longer than a year or so if the fusion happens. John Cena had fusion surgery in 2008, and continued to wrestle full time until Hollywood came calling, and still did the Hurricarana landing on his neck.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on May 6, 2022 9:39:39 GMT -5
Not a doctor but every wrestler in WWE who had some type of fusion either had a shortened career or had debilitating neck problems for the rest of their career. So he might not retire immediately but he probably won't be able to wrestle full time much longer than a year or so if the fusion happens. John Cena had fusion surgery in 2008, and continued to wrestle full time until Hollywood came calling, and still did the Hurricarana landing on his neck. Great point. Totally forgot that Cena had neck surgery.
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Post by lildude8218 on May 6, 2022 10:42:29 GMT -5
People need to remember that the C1 vertebrae is at the very top of the spine and may need to literally be fused to his skull.
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Post by sdoyle7798 on May 6, 2022 11:45:31 GMT -5
Not a doctor but every wrestler in WWE who had some type of fusion either had a shortened career or had debilitating neck problems for the rest of their career. So he might not retire immediately but he probably won't be able to wrestle full time much longer than a year or so if the fusion happens. John Cena had fusion surgery in 2008, and continued to wrestle full time until Hollywood came calling, and still did the Hurricarana landing on his neck. He actually didn't have fusion surgery. He just had a fragment that was blocking a nerve removed. bleacherreport.com/articles/51304-john-cena-undergoes-successful-neck-surgery-early-timetable-for-his-return
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Post by sdoyle7798 on May 6, 2022 11:47:05 GMT -5
People need to remember that the C1 vertebrae is at the very top of the spine and may need to literally be fused to his skull. Not that it makes things much better, but I wonder if they could fuse it to C2. Also for reference, C1 is what Tyson Kidd broke, albeit much more severely. EDIT: Correction, Kidd dislocated C1 instead of fracturing it, didn't he?
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Post by lildude8218 on May 6, 2022 18:09:56 GMT -5
People need to remember that the C1 vertebrae is at the very top of the spine and may need to literally be fused to his skull. Not that it makes things much better, but I wonder if they could fuse it to C2. Also for reference, C1 is what Tyson Kidd broke, albeit much more severely. EDIT: Correction, Kidd dislocated C1 instead of fracturing it, didn't he? Tyson Kidd's injury was to C2, a ruptured disc that hit his spinal cord. So the fusion of C1-C2 on his was due to problems with C2 whereas Big E's fracture is at C1. It depends on the severity and location of the fracture. C1 fractures are described as "typically fatal." C1 and C2 injuries are both the rarest and the worst. C3-C5 supply nerves to your diaphragm. If there's damage at C1 your brain cannot transmit the messages needed down to C3-C5 so you can breathe on your own. C1 is also built differently than the rest of the vertebrae. So if the doctor determines that Big E needs extra stability up top and underneath then I think his in-ring career will be over. This is all if the healing does not progress like it's supposed to and it seems that most injuries to C1 are typically treated without surgery.
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Post by Nosnorb on May 6, 2022 22:14:45 GMT -5
Then why the f*** did WWE make a video saying that he had fusion surgery?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 6, 2022 22:21:24 GMT -5
Man this sucks, I hope Big E can make a full recovery but this shit was so f***ing avoidable it's ridiculous
There is no reason they should have approved that outside spot, even if Ridge executed it perfectly, a belly to belly overhead to a running Big E on the outside where there's much less traction on those mats is just... I shake my head at it man, no excuses for it. Ridge could have clotheslined or speared Big E or even gutchecked him into the announce table to the exact same effect with much less risk of an injury.
Big E's one of those talents you don't see often, to think his career's been shortened or worse due to this just upsets me...
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Post by sdoyle7798 on May 7, 2022 0:40:38 GMT -5
Then why the f*** did WWE make a video saying that he had fusion surgery? Not sure. But the dude was back in 4 months. Also, why the hostility?
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Post by Nosnorb on May 7, 2022 2:58:11 GMT -5
Then why the f*** did WWE make a video saying that he had fusion surgery? Not sure. But the dude was back in 4 months. Also, why the hostility? "Why the f***" has been my go to response for a lot of things WWE has done.
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Post by unc40 on May 7, 2022 10:44:34 GMT -5
I know that C1 is the most serious of spinal cord injuries and I hope I'm wrong but I really believe his career is over.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 7, 2022 11:42:44 GMT -5
My understanding was that the higher up on the spinal column the injury, the worse off, though I’m sure every injury is unique. Fingers crossed that it starts healing better on its own.
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Post by darbus alan on May 7, 2022 12:26:03 GMT -5
I got flashbacks to Misawa seeing the clip of that botched suplex. So considering it was the same vertebrae affected, Big E is dammed lucky to be alive and not paralyzed. But I'm scared that his career is in real jeopardy of being done.
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Post by Nosnorb on May 7, 2022 12:43:27 GMT -5
Jesse Sorensen came back from a fractured C1, hoping Big E can do the same.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jul 4, 2022 12:19:26 GMT -5
Another update - glad he is feeling great but sad that he'll be out until March 2023 and likely longer (if he can come back):
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2022 12:20:46 GMT -5
I couldn't care less about the actual wrestling part of things, I just want him to be able to live a comfortable life outside of the ring.
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