The Undertaker Recalls How Sid’s Punctured Lung Gave Him His First Big Break

On the latest episode of Six Feet Under, The Undertaker talked about injuries with guests Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio after Dominik recalled puncturing a lung in his first match as a heel. Undertaker explained that a punctured lung is how he got his first big break.

Sid Vicious suffered a punctured lung in a match with the Steiner Brothers at WCW’s Clash of the Champions IX in 1989, and Undertaker, then known as “Mean” Mark Callous, replaced him alongside Dan Spivey in The Skyscrapers. Undertaker also recalled working through broken ribs during a period when WWF was losing talent to WCW. You can check out his comments below:

On The Injury Led To His First Big Break:

“Punctured lung, though. A punctured lung is actually how I got my first big break. Sid punctured his lung, it wasn’t mine. I think the Steiners suplexed Sid. He broke a rib and punctured his lung, and there just weren’t a lot of 6’8″ guys around the country. So I have a soft spot in my black heart for punctured lungs.”

On Wrestling With Broken Ribs:

“Broken ribs are the most painful thing. You can’t breathe. I broke ribs when we were struggling. Everybody had already started leaving and they were all going to WCW, and we were struggling so we couldn’t miss shows. I broke a rib and ended up having to wear a flak jacket. You’d think it would protect you, but when you get blown up and start taking deeper breaths, it moves that rib. Oh man, it’s brutal. I had that for about two months. It was not a good time. So yeah, I have a little sympathy for broken ribs.”

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