“People Don’t Realize”- The Undertaker Reveals Shocking Number of Surgeries He Had in His WWE Career

The Undertaker is a living legend in the world of pro wrestling. His legacy is so special that people still cherish it today. The Phenom has been immensely successful in his WWE career, but he had to suffer and work hard for it as well.

Apart from winning multiple championships, The Undertaker also had his fair share of injuries and surgeries as well. Well, every wrestler is always prone to suffering injuries when they step inside the squared circle. Recently, speaking to Kevin Hart in an episode of Kevin Hart’s show “Cold as B*lls”, The Undertaker talked about the wear and tear his body had to go through during his illustrious WWE career.

Kevin Hart asked The Undertaker about how he realised it was the time for him to put a stop to his WWE career. In reply, The Undertaker said, “In my mind, I wanted to do it. In my heart, I still wanted to do it, but I realized my body couldn’t do what it used to do.”

Further, Kevin Hart asked ‘The Phenom’ about how bad his injuries were. In reply, The Undertaker replied he had about 17 or 18 surgeries. The former WWE superstar further claimed people think the fights are scripted and aren’t real. But The Undertaker said that the consequences of these displays are indeed real and people don’t realize that you can suffer something catastrophic at any moment during a match.

He said, “It’s real enough to cause 17 surgeries. You know, what people don’t realize is that in the course of a match, you are only a couple of inches away in any given time from suffering really catastrophic. That two inches is a really great night or a really, really bad night.”

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What injuries did The Undertaker suffer in his WWE career?

Well, if you have such a long professional career in the world of pro wrestling like The Undertaker, you are bound to suffer some injuries. Mentioned below are some injuries ‘The Phenom’ suffered during his WWE career.

In 1994, The Undertaker suffered a severe back injury which even ruled him out of WrestleMania. If ‘The Phenom’ had to rule himself out, you can well understand how severe that injury was. Further, in one match against Stone Cold Steve Austin, he suffered an injury to his ear after Austin accidentally ripped his ear.

Also, you might have seen the WWE legend wearing a mask back in 1995. The reason behind wearing the mask was the facial injury he suffered during his match with Mabel. It happened after Mabel botched a clothesline. The Phenom even suffered a broken orbital bone around his eye after his botched dive during his match against Rey Mysterio.

During his match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25, he suffered a hip injury. Also, during his 2010 Elimination Chamber entrance, The Undertaker suffered a burn. It so happened that a ball of flames shot up and clung to his legs. The Phenom even suffered a severe shoulder injury back in 2010.

Not to forget, his undefeated streak was over after his defeat to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30. Unfortunately, the WWE legend also suffered a concussion during the match.

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