The professional wrestling industry has had a wide range of pros and cons in the lives of the stars. Leaving aside the fame, the career comes with a fear of fatal injuries. One disease that is quite prominent in the professional wrestling industry is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE.
A brain disease, CTE, is caused by multiple injuries to the head. Commonly found in sportspeople in the fields of boxing and wrestling, it leads to memory loss, confusion, aggression and depression. In other cases, it also makes the person suicidal.
The former WWE Universal Champion, Braun Strowman, sat with Ranveer Allahbadia on The Ranveer Show, where he revealed about his CTE. Starting off with his journey in the professional wrestling industry, Braun soon went back to his childhood. Talking about coming from a small town in the USA, Braun forgot where he was actually leading his conversation.
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“So where am I going with this? I just… my brain farted for a second. I do that sometimes,” he said, forgetting the construct of his statement. “That’s another trait of getting hit in the head for making a living,” added the 385 lbs star. With his statement, fans are also convinced that CTE has caught Braun Strowman too.
How did Braun Strowman injure himself?
Braun Strowman had been out of in-ring action for over six months owing to stenosis, a milder version of what ended Stone Cold Steve Austin’s career. The Monster Among Men had been recovering from a neck fusion surgery that took place in June 2023. In the latest episode of TRS, Braun explained what led to his disastrous injury.
Strowman was unaware of the condition of his C4 and C5 in his neck but still went ahead and fought against Otis. “I got hit and my head went back and it punched my spine. It felt like lightning shot out of both my arms, and my arms went limp,” he revealed. Despite the excruciating pain, he somehow managed to pull off the match.
Backstage, he could sense that something wasn’t correct. “For 10 days after I had it, I had this burning, tingling, itching sensation going down,” he said, confident enough to believe his condition was quite similar to Steve Austin’s. While he wasn’t sure if he’d ever be able to wrestle again, his body is recovering quite quickly. If his assumptions are to be believed, then the fans will be able to see him in the ring in the next two months.