Tyson Kidd’s career ended in 2015 in a dark match against Samoa Joe. Joe’s finishing maneuver, the “Muscle Buster,” damaged Kidd’s spinal cord, resulting in him requiring 16 staples, four screws, and a rod inserted in his neck. Only 5% of people who suffer this injury recover, and the majority of those end up with paraplegia or quadriplegia. However, back in August, the below video began to circulate, which showed Kidd wrestling back in the ring, resulting in speculation he could be looking to make a comeback.
Now speaking on The New Day: Feel the Power podcast Kidd has ruled out that possibility of an in-ring return, at least within WWE. The reason being Vince McMahon shot down his request to be a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match.
Yes, it would be cool if I could write the final page of my in-ring career, that chapter. But, I can’t, I don’t think’ so I’ve kind of when Vince told me no.Tyson Kidd
It certainly would have been a cool moment to see Tyson Kidd get to go out on his own terms, especially considering how his twenty-year in-ring career ended. Although it is easy to understand why Vince McMahon wouldn’t want to risk another tragedy in his ring.
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