Referee Tommy Youngs career ending injury

1989
Not the entire match

Tommy Young interview:
"What happened was that when Rich shoved me he also raised his foot, which was about as big as this table, and he tripped me. I lost my balance, and when I lunged to grab the ropes to protect myself I missed, and went through the ropes. The middle rope hit me right between the eyes and my neck just snapped. Everything jammed together.
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I heard this God-awful sound when I fell. Then I heard this humming noise. I knew I was in real trouble�no pain but I couldn't feel anything from my neck down. And I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm in big trouble."

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• tommy young
• rich
• rotundo. wrestling

[msm1876]

Quite a shame...Tommy Young did LOTS to add to the drama of matches! He was a great ref!

[tonypanz]

"all right fellas he has a neck injury so make sure you dont keep him still! Roll him around and make sure you let his head and neck roll around in any direction! Try to make him walk it off on his own power!'' wow

[GrandFunker]

Referees today suck so bad. Bob Armstrong is the only guy I can take even a lil bit seriously. The Hebners are awful. They're slow, often to the point of being in the way of the action. Their counts are never consistent. They behave in this awkward, maudlin fashion, making these big motions to ensure the blind in the back know that hair pulling is bad mmmkay.He should be working FCW or OVW training the young guys about timing and match structure. Who reffed Flair/Steamboat @ Wrestlewar '89? hmm?

[foxnewsfanify]

It's actually not fake. No shit. I know Tommy Young somewhat and that was not part of the matche's story line. The scar is NASTY. 2 cracked vertebre. Semper Fi

[rburton34]

4:10 Ref: "go home".

[jantjuh1992]

@Hope2009pc *facepalm* look lol... this is fake dumbass....

[jdbankshot]

@Tubewings lol.. ya, according to legend, harley was not informed of the finish & was quite pissed.... not the kind of dude you wanna anger. 1981, if i recall...great times.

[Derby14]

Tommy Young was a staple in the NWA...this is a real shame.

[Tubewings]

Wrestling Factoid: Tommy Rich was once NWA World Heavyweight Champion...for 96 hours.

[1Shepard1]

You're an idiot, he wasn't paralyzed from the neck down, and you can see in the video him moving his arms. It was a back injury and he returned to ref some matches later.