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Wrestler Buff Bagwell Has His Right Leg Amputated Following '5-Year Journey Trying to Fix' His Body After a Car Accident
People via Yahoo ^ | 7/18/25 | Escher Walcott

Posted on 07/22/2025 3:36:23 AM PDT by DallasBiff

In a video posted on YouTube on Friday, July 18, the World Champion Wrestling star, 55, revealed that he had an above-the-knee amputation on his right leg due to injuries he sustained in a car accident in August 2020.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: buffbagwell; wrestling
Although his amputation was not directly linked to wrestling, it seems that the pro wrestling lifestyle claims a lot of people in personal tragedy.

Good wishes in his recovery,

1 posted on 07/22/2025 3:36:23 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff
“August 2020”

He is lucky the hospital did not kill him to collect a chinavirus2019 bounty.

2 posted on 07/22/2025 3:51:11 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: DallasBiff

Those who happen to be physically gifted, but are on no-options in life tend to be attracted to professional wrestling.


3 posted on 07/22/2025 3:53:53 AM PDT by Jonty30 (French doors are called French doors because you walk like a Frenchmen when you open them. )
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To: DallasBiff

I’m sorry to hear this news. In his prime, Bagwell was making a name for himself and earning some pretty good money in WCW. When Vince McMahon bought out WCW, Bagwell was one of the wrestlers brought over to WWE. However, he was quickly let go because of some backstage incidents that did not sit well with management. From that point on Bagwell’s career never got back on track. He wrestled overseas and on the independent circuit, but never made it back to the big time. He suffered from substance abuse problems along with run-ins with the law. It’s a shame. He had the potential to be a franchise player for one of the major promotions, but his personal issues prevented that from happening.


4 posted on 07/22/2025 6:34:19 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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