Contrary to what people like Soulja Boy and other individuals may think, WWE is not fake
at all and serious knockouts could take place in the ring
The winners are pre-determined, the storylines are scripted, but the action you see in the
ring is real physical action by highly trained professionals, but like in any contact sport,
injuries are bound to happen
Here are 10 scary times that WWE superstars were knocked out in the ring
Number 10: Daniel Bryan, WWE Raw, January 2014
Bray Wyatt had forced Daniel Bryan to join the Wyatt family and they were teaming up
for a big steel cage tag team match in the main event for raw
Daniel Bryan had his lights go out and was concussed during the match, however that didn’t
stop Daniel Bryan from finishing the match
That edition of Raw would end with Daniel Bryan turning on Bray Wyatt in one of the
most magical and electric moments in recent raw history
The Rhode Island crowd that was quiet all night long just came to life in the biggest
way possible and provided Daniel Bryan with one of the most electrifying “yes” chants
of his whole career
It was an extremely memorable moment, only issue is that Daniel Bryan doesn’t remember
that night at all unless he sees the footage.
Due to him being concussed and knocked out in the match, it’s a very sad fact that
Daniel Bryan is unable to recall what happened that night without watching it back
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Number 9: Enzo, WWE Payback, 2016
Unlike Daniel Bryan, Enzo wasn’t able to continue the match after his injury, he was
legitimately knocked out cold
During a spot with the ropes at Payback 2016, Enzo’s head ended up being in a horrible
position that instantly knocked him out at ringside
The referee and WWE had to think quick on the spot because they obviously wasn’t expecting
this to happen
Enzo was taken to the back for medical attention after being knocked out
Enzo was taken to the hospital that night and WWE superstars went over to visit him
and posted the pictures online of him coming out of the hospital, which everyone was happy
to see
Enzo missed a few weeks of action and returned to a massive reaction from the WWE fans
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Number 8: Goldberg, WWE Super Showdown, 2019
It was Undertaker vs Goldberg in the huge main event spot for this special WWE event,
but the match was unable to really reach its full potential because of the fact that Goldberg
was knocked out literally seconds after the bell rang
It was probably 30 seconds after the bell rang, Goldberg was concussed and basically
unable to truly compete
He still did the best he could to continue the match and finish it up, but it was filled
with a lot of dangerous spots since one of the superstars was basically knocked out
The match didn’t get to live up to the hype because of that quick concussion and everyone
seemed upset with how that turned out
WWE Fans were quick to notice the look of disgust on The Undertaker’s face after the
match ended
He clearly wasn’t happy with how everything unfolded in that match with Goldberg
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Number 7: Shane McMahon, WWE Survivor Series 2016
It was supposed to be this amazing spot of Roman Reigns countering the “coast to coast”
and spearing Shane McMahon in midair
But unfortunately, Shane McMahon took a very bad spill from that midair spear and he was
knocked out from there on out
Thankfully Shane was able to recover and it appears that he’s even teasing another in-ring
return for this year, so we’ll have to keep an eye out for that
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Number 6: The Miz, WWE Wrestlemania 27
It was the main event of Wrestlemania, one of the most prestigious spots on the card
that everyone dreams of being in one day and the Miz was living out the dream
He walked into Wrestlemania as WWE Champion and defeated John Cena to return the WWE title,
only issue is that The Miz has issues remembering arguably the biggest match of his WWE career
John Cena tackled the Miz while the Miz was standing on the barricade outside of the ring
and that led to The Miz’s head bouncing on the concrete outside of the ring
You heard the impact and it just looked like The Miz wasn’t the same after that moment
in the match
The Miz has stated in several interviews after Wrestlemania 27 that he doesn’t remember
much of the match and has trouble recalling what actually happened
Thankfully The Miz was able to get up and finish the match even though he was partially
knocked out
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Number 5: Kyrie Sane, WWE TLC 2019
This was another incident that was thankfully caught by one of the other WWE Superstars
in the match
It was an all-out TLC match for the women’s tag team titles, only issue was that Kyrie
Sane was knocked out mid way through the match
Charlotte Flair was unaware that Kyrie was hurt and continued the attack on her as originally
planned, but it was Becky Lynch who legitimately knew that something was wrong with Kyrie
Becky was able to quickly talk to Kyrie outside of the ring and telling by some fan recorded
footage, it seemed that Becky informed Kyrie to just stay under the ring so that she doesn’t
take any more damage
Thankfully it was a tag team match, so they worked around Kyrie’s absence and injury
Many people showed appreciation to Becky Lynch for what she did because she really saved
Kyrie Sane from even further injury
It was a TLC match, it was all about climbing up ladders and doing crazy spots, so it definitely
would’ve been a risk to have Kyrie climbing up ladders while she was partially knocked
out, but thankfully she was saved by Becky Lynch in that matchup
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Number 4: Candice Michelle, Raw 2007
This knockout occurred during a raw matchup with Beth Phoenix
Candice took a bad spill from the top rope that instantly knocked her out
The referee instructed Beth to pin her right away so that they could end the match and
check on her
It was later revealed that she had a broken collar bone and was diagnosed with a concussion,
she missed several weeks of actions
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Number 3: Dolph Ziggler, 2013
Dolph Ziggler was arguably at the peak or his popularity and prime of his career back
in 2013
Who can ever forget the night that he cashed in his money in the bank in 2013
He finally climbed to the top and became world champion after such a long ride in WWE
But that’s when tragedy stuck, Dolph Ziggler was knocked out during a match and concussed
on the spot
It seemed serious at the time because he dropped the title a few weeks later because he still
wasn’t right from the concussion
Who knows the impact that the concussion had on his reign and if his reign would have been
longer if it wasn’t for that concussion
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Number 2: Liv Morgan, Raw 2018
It was Brie Bella and Liv Morgan in the ring at the time of the knockout
Brie was doing Daniel Bryan’s “yes” kicks on Liv Morgan and they were going well
at first, but Brie Bella started doing the kicks faster and and faster and liv wasn’t
prepared for that at all
Brie ended up kicking liv Morgan several times in the face causing liv morgan to black out
instantly on the spot
Liv collapsed right onto the mat and Brie right for the cover, liv still had enough
in her to kick out and keep the match going
Brie lifted Liv’s head and definitely said something to check in on her
Liv goes to push Brie Bella into her corner so she can tag out of the match but she collapses
again on the way to the corner, she still thankfully tagged out and was taken to the
back for medical attention
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Number 1: Alexa Bliss, Summer of 2018
It one of the most serious situations in recent WWE memory, Alexa Bliss was nearly forced
into early retirement because of back to back concussions and knockouts she was dealing
with
Both knockouts and concussions happened during matches with Ronda Rousey
Alexa Bliss was knocked out during the first match with Ronda Rousey, had a long road to
being healthy again, then she stepped in the ring with Ronda only to get knocked out again
and that put her out of action for several months and nearly ended her career
It’s not normal and a very serious situation to get back to back concussions, so she was
nearly shut down for that
Nia Jax has spoken out several times on how she protected Alexa Bliss and took care of
her during this time
Nia even claims that she told WWE executives to stop putting her in the ring with Ronda
Rousey, so that she doesn’t get hurt again
WWE finally listened and Alexa Bliss was able to make a full return to the ring and still
remains as a crucial part of WWE television till this day
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