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WWE NXT Referee Tom Castor Finishes Match After Breaking Leg on Video
Apr 26, 2019
Wrestlers fight during a show at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, as part of the WrestleMania Revenge Tour, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) European tour, on April 22, 2016. / AFP / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Referee bumps have long been a part of professional wrestling. NXT referee Tom Castor inadvertently took things to an extreme during a house show Thursday night.
Castor was officiating a match between Velveteen Dream and Tyler Breeze when he broke his leg. Despite the injury, Castor counted the pinfall. Twitter user Michael Davis shared video of the match (warning: video contains profanity and graphic scenes):
Just watched @tomcastorWWE continue to do his job with a broken leg (leg facing the wrong way). #wearenxt doesn’t say it any better. Much respect and love for this savage brother ❤️#WWENXT
— Austin Romero (aka: Mike Rome) (@AustinMRomero) April 26, 2019
Although less common for referees, fans have heard numerous stories of wrestlers gutting through serious injuries to finish a match as planned.
Triple H tore his quad in a 2001 tag team match against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit, yet he still allowed Jericho to lock in the Walls of Jericho. Stone Cold Steve Austin broke his neck in a singles bout against Owen Hart at SummerSlam 1997. Brock Lesnarsuffered a concussion in the main event of WrestleMania XIX after landing wrongly on a shooting star press.
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