Former WWE star Droz, who was paralyzed after in-ring accident, dead at 54

Former professional wrestler Drozwhose actual identify was Darren Drozdov, has died on the age of 54 of pure causes, his household mentioned.

Droz was a WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation) famous person, making his debut with the promotion in 1998.

Nonetheless, his profession was short-lived attributable to an in-ring accident the next 12 months that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

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On Oct. 5, 1999, on the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, Droz was in a match with D’Lo Brown on “WWF SmackDown!” when he landed on his head and fractured two vertebrae in his neck.

Droz was sporting a free shirt in the course of the match, so when Brown tried his signature powerbomb, he was not capable of acquire a correct grip on the wrestler — thus, Droz was unable to execute a correct leap into the powerbomb, aiding within the incident.

Regardless of hours of surgical procedure, he was left a quadriplegic. Each Droz and Brown have mentioned it was a complete accident. The incident occurred on a pre-taped present, so it was neglected of the published two days later, and has by no means been proven to the general public.

Droz was paralyzed from the neck down following an in-ring accident. <!–>

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“There are not any phrases to convey the deep sense of loss and disappointment we’re feeling proper now…” Droz’s household said in a statement. “Droz maintained a championship mindset and lived daily to the fullest although he was unable to maneuver from the neck down for the previous 24 years. His personal phrases sum up his relentless positivity within the midst of adversity: ‘There may be all the time one other day. Simply because I’m paralyzed and caught in a wheelchair, doesn’t imply my life is over. I’ve realized to dwell once more, and my life is way from over.’”

“Man I’m so sorry to listen to certainly one of our ring brothers has handed away. Darren Drozdov aka Droz. We wrestled on lots of playing cards collectively,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted. “Such an superior dude. Nice character and nice wrestling expertise. We all the time talked about soccer and fishing. Sending love, power, mana and light-weight to his household. RIP brother.”

Droz’s household additionally thanked the WWE for “treating him like household, and for all of their love, assist and stepping as much as make it possible for Darren all the time had the correct care and therapy wanted to dwell in his situation over the previous 24 years.”

“He wouldn’t need anybody to be unhappy at this second and would need to this to be a celebration of his life, to be remembered for all the nice issues that he completed, the enjoyable, the laughter, the nice reminiscences he shared with everybody,” the household mentioned.

Droz beforehand was an NFL participant. –>

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Earlier than stepping into wrestling, Droz performed in six NFL video games with the Denver Broncos in 1993 and likewise hung out with the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a defensive deal with on the College of Maryland.