LastManStanding
Veteran
Jannetty goes in on WWE towards the end for them not willing to pay the hospital bills
for those who don't know this story
In December 1990, after having trained for six weeks, Austin traveled to a World Wrestling Federation show in Tampa, Florida, where he approached WWF staff and offered his services as a jobber, a wrestler whose job is to lose to a promotion's major stars and promote their image. He was subsequently assigned to work a tag-team match with Lanny Poffo against Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels, who at the time were known as The Rockers.
While the bulk of the match progressed normally, near the end, as Austin received Jannetty's finishing move, his head struck the mat: his neck was broken and he was immediately paralyzed The live event was taped for television but never aired.
Austin would subsequently sue the WWF and Jannetty. In 1994, a jury awarded him $26.7 million of which Jannetty had to pay $500,000. The WWF appealed the ruling and eventually settled out of court for $10 million. After this event, the WWF began using only experienced, contracted wrestlers
for those who don't know this story
In December 1990, after having trained for six weeks, Austin traveled to a World Wrestling Federation show in Tampa, Florida, where he approached WWF staff and offered his services as a jobber, a wrestler whose job is to lose to a promotion's major stars and promote their image. He was subsequently assigned to work a tag-team match with Lanny Poffo against Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels, who at the time were known as The Rockers.
While the bulk of the match progressed normally, near the end, as Austin received Jannetty's finishing move, his head struck the mat: his neck was broken and he was immediately paralyzed The live event was taped for television but never aired.
Austin would subsequently sue the WWF and Jannetty. In 1994, a jury awarded him $26.7 million of which Jannetty had to pay $500,000. The WWF appealed the ruling and eventually settled out of court for $10 million. After this event, the WWF began using only experienced, contracted wrestlers
