“When I hit the mat, I knew my neck was broken and that I was paralysed", he told American Journal in 1994 Chuck Austin was only six months into his wrestling career when he and a few friends turned up at the backdoor of the Sundome where they lived in Tampa, Florida, where the WWF was taping a series of Superstars of Wrestling shows Paid $150, and seemingly with no background checks, he is paired with The Genius to take on the Rockers As he explained in the TV news report, he is left paralysed