Disabled wrestlers?

therickreport

I remember reading a post from a deaf girl wondering if it was possible for her to learn how to wrestle so I was just wondering if anyone knows of wrestlers with disabilities? I know there's obviously Zach Gowen and a friend of mine in training has Asperger's but does anyone know of any others?

gimmick

Eugene.

campo

gimmick wrote: »

Eugene.

Wasnt there a deaf UFC fighter.....

Only problem I would see is that during the matches the wrestler calls the next move i.e irish whip and then boot etc

smallerthanyou

Can't think of any that wrestle with a disability, but can think of a fair few that used to wrestle and are now disabled....

gnfnrhead

I cant recall his name, but there is an Indy wrestler who is billed as being deaf, dont know if he really is or not though.

rovert

Surprsied the lack of answers:

Zach Gowan (one leg)

Alan Kirby an old British wrestler (deaf)

Gregory Iron (cerebral palsy)

Kerry Von Erich (foot amputated at the knee which he hid from fans and peers)

gerrybbadd

campo wrote: »

Wasnt there a deaf UFC fighter.....

Only problem I would see is that during the matches the wrestler calls the next move i.e irish whip and then boot etc

There was a UFC fighter with only one Pectoral Muscle! Can't remember his name. I think Kerry Von Erich is probably the most famous. I know Mad Dog Vachon had only the one leg (as Kevin Nash revealed when he pulled off the falsie to beat HBK with [think it was hbk] ), but I'm sure he had his leg off after retiring from the ring.

rovert

campo wrote: »

Wasnt there a deaf UFC fighter.....

Only problem I would see is that during the matches the wrestler calls the next move i.e irish whip and then boot etc

Matt Hamill

gerrybbadd wrote: »

There was a UFC fighter with only one Pectoral Muscle! Can't remember his name. I think Kerry Von Erich is probably the most famous. I know Mad Dog Vachon had only the one leg (as Kevin Nash revealed when he pulled off the falsie to beat HBK with [think it was hbk] ), but I'm sure he had his leg off after retiring from the ring.

Tra Telligman was attacked by a dog as a child:



Mad Dog lost his leg post career

gerrybbadd

Stone Cold said in his autobiography that he was deaf in one ear, and as a result, he called the moves in all his matches.

rovert

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Stone Cold said in his autobiography that he was deaf in one ear, and as a result, he called the moves in all his matches.

WHAT?

starviewadams

Kurt Angle's deaf in one ear too,in his book that I read years ago he said one of his ears kept filling up with wax as a teenager due to all his wrestling training,and he got fed up having to get it syringed regularly so he just left it.

He said it got him into trouble with Vince once when he was doing guest commentary on a match and he couldn't hear what Vince was telling him to say through the headset because of his ear,so he just made stuff up on the fly,when he got backstage Vince was pissed because he thought Kurt had been ignoring him.

therickreport

wow a lot more than i was expecting. i remember now Luna Vachon had bipolar disorder. i remember hearing about an autistic guy somewhere else

Charisteas

Going back to Kurt Angle, I think it was him who said once that the tips of all his fingers are numb.

Also Hulk Hogan said in an interview with The Sun's Rob McNicol last month that he's partially blind in one eye.

EdK

Charisteas wrote: »

Going back to Kurt Angle, I think it was him who said once that the tips of all his fingers are numb.

Also Hulk Hogan said in an interview with The Sun's Rob McNicol last month that he's partially blind in one eye.

That explains Linda

Insect Overlord

Is Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan partially blind in one eye as well, or was that just part of a script for one of his promos?

rovert

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Is Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan partially blind in one eye as well, or was that just part of a script for one of his promos?

gerrybbadd

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Is Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan partially blind in one eye as well, or was that just part of a script for one of his promos?

I've heard that too. I think he had a detached retina.:eek:

Hygro

I remember seeing a short film (on showcase, or current tv) about a guy who was trying to get into wrestling and had cerebral palsy.

also, there's this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmicID3JwsE

ciano316

There's a one armed MMA fighter as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYMBaqh1lo

therickreport

wow there's actually a lot out there which is pretty inspiring. suddenly my Asperger's friend doesn't seem disabled enough

rovert

We are all big eejits for forgetting one of our own

Charisteas

Technically not a disability, but doesn't Chyna have Varclit?

Andre80Johnson

From a Deaf perspective. I did Judo in school and for awhile it sucked because of miscommunication with the instructor, after awhile I made it clear to him what the problem was and I was looked after from then on.

It is possible for anyone to do anything they want. I think at the end of the day it is up to the person to make the most of their abilities within their disability and the people surrounding them. And, lots of encouragement is needed for them.

gerrybbadd

ciano316 wrote: »

There's a one armed MMA fighter as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYMBaqh1lo

Holy shít!,,:eek::eek::eek:

He looks quite good!

Justin Ternet

therickreport wrote: »

wow there's actually a lot out there which is pretty inspiring. suddenly my Asperger's friend doesn't seem disabled enough

I can disable him up good if you want.