NXT GM William Regal warned young wrestlers not to take unnecessary head bumps via Twitter. He posted the following:
I’ve seen the latest GIF of some horrible looking head bump being done.I was ahead of the game 25 + years ago doing them and taking them…
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 14, 2016
This is my neck today.You don’t want to go through this.Its a miserable experience.Be careful and cut them out. pic.twitter.com/8KA7vomFQ6
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 14, 2016
I was fortunate to make it.Talented people haven’t.No amount of crowd pops are worth it when less dangerous moves can be done and get…
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 14, 2016
the same effect.
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 14, 2016
Regal has had recurring neck issues for years dating back to his first neck injury in 1993 when he first started with WCW. In 2014, he was experiencing pain in his neck so he opted to get a neck operation. Dr. Joseph Maroon performed his second neck operation back in October in Pittsburgh after a CAT scan found that there was more damage in the back of his neck that needed to be taken care of. He underwent neck surgery again in December of 2015 to have his C3, C4, C5, and C6 (vertebrae) fixed.
