Chris Bey says he was in much pain following injury: ‘Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’

Chris Bey has finally opened up on the aftermath of his injury.

For almost eight years now, Chris Bey has consistently proven himself to be one of the best pro-wrestlers in the industry. However, a tragic accident during a TNA taping last year completely changed his life. Speaking to Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor of Wrestling Observer Live, Bey opened up about the injury and how he ‘wouldn’t wish it on his worst enemy’.

Describing the pain, Bey claimed, “For being honest, from the moment the injury happened to the moment I was put under, I wanted to die because the feeling was insane. It’s weird because you’re paralyzed and you can’t feel.“

“There is a feeling and something about what I could feel that I can never actually put into words,” he continued. “It was the worst pain I’ve ever been through, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I wanted to either die or be put under under with anesthesia. So, I can just be relieved of the pain and when I woke up the next day.“

However, overcoming the battle and currently in his recovery journey, Bey believes he is now just “grateful to be alive”.

During the October 27th, 2024, television taping of TNA, Bey performed his routine ‘1, 2, Sweet’ with Ace Austin, but things ended up differently. Usually, Bey placed his foot in Austin’s hands and fell backward, securing his opponent’s neck in the curve of his raised arm, and sending them face-first into the mat, more generally known as the cutter. However, things went wrong this time and tragedy struck.

Chris Bey had ’10-25%’ chance of walking again

In the same above interview, Bey reflected on his surgery results. The 29-year-old was presented with a ’10-25%’ chance of walking again post surgery. “The surgery was great. It was successful. I woke up the next day. I had some feeling and movement, a little bit in my hands, but everything from the chest down was still numb, and they diagnosed me with 10 to 25% chance of walking again.“

However, he beat the odds with therapy and mental will and is now already back to walking and wrestling coaching.