WWE Hall of Famer and former WCW President Eric Bischoff took to an episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including Rick Rude’s final match in Japan that resulted in the pro wrestling legend’s career-ending back injury.
Bischoff said, “Not a lot of detail [about the injury at the time]. I don’t think it was obvious after the injury that it was as serious as it ended up being. Not immediately. So it was [not] like, ‘Oh, my gosh, it’s the end of Rick’s career.’ We didn’t know it was over immediately. I think it was the injury that occurred and it was weeks or perhaps months later that we found out that it was really a career-ending situation.”
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