A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about my friend Dave… If you haven’t read it…Go back to the story titled “Dave vs. Pain”…
I grew up with Dave…In the same neighborhood. The story tells the events that happened as he was growing up, how he lives with a lot of pain, his fears, the people who inspire him, and his love for his family and for his music and guitars..
Again, you have to read the story if you haven’t already. You’ll be glad you did !!
What you all don’t know is exactly how Dave’s pain first started.
It started in 1997. He broke his neck.
Exactly how did he break his neck, you ask?
Well, this is where the story gets quite interesting.
You would never guess in a million years………
Dave worked for an organization called WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment )-
Employed by the McMahon Family .. … The founders of the WWE..
He worked for them for 10 years.
That’s right…. Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, and all the other big muscly wrestling guys that you would see on TV….. WWE.smackdown, WWE raw, ..
Dave worked as a tech guy and toured with them. Then, he eventually became a massage therapist to the wrestlers and was the favorite massage guy on the scene, on tour……
This is what happened to Dave….
While he was working behind the scenes during a taping of a WWE television show , Dave got caught, by accident, in the middle of a scene in which Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin were about to confront each other and get violent.
Dave got hit in the chin and he cracked the back of his head on a huge concrete pillar. It was captured on video during the filming – (You will see the link below)
All Dave remembers is that he woke up in a West Virginia hospital…
It was finally determined that he had a cracked vertebra.
This lead to Dave getting surgery and getting a new “disc” installed. As time went on it got real messy… More surgeries, more complications… A lot of patience, a lot of doctor visits…a lot of pain…
After awhile. Dave just couldn’t work anymore… The pain was too unbearable.
But, yea… It all started with the WWE… and by Dave being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Please check out this video below of the actual incident that caused the broken neck.
The video is titled “Dave’s Beating”
Pay attention at :20 seconds in…. Dave’s the guy to the left who gets shoved by Shawn Michaels..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xfawPsmBqCE&feature=youtu.be
This video makes it so real….
This is how it all began……
Dave, you truly are a Rock Star ! Sorry this happened.