Yoshihiro Takayama paralyzed from wrestling accident

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It’s with a heavy heart that Middle Easy reports Pride Legend and Pro Wrestling Noah Champion Yoshihiro Takayama is paralyzed.
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It seems that back on May 6th of this year, Yoshihiro Takayama was injured in a failed spot during a wrestling match. While wrestling for DDT promotion, Takayama’s Sunset Flip went wrong, sending him to the hospital where he ended up undergoing some type of spinal surgery two days later.
Now, Yoshihiro Takayama has representatives coming forward reporting that his injures are quite severe. The article implies that Takayama is completely paralyzed from the neck down. It also implies that the financial burden of his treatment is becoming a concern for his family. Information is sparse, but Middle Easy will update this article and our social media feeds with any updates on where to send donations and support toward his ongoing care.
Yoshihiro Takayama became a part of Mixed Martial Arts history with his war against Don Frye at Pride 21 back in 2001. A subsequent Pride appearance against Bob Sapp and an earlier fight against Semmy Schilt cemented Takayama as the most courageous big man in all of Japan.
Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Yoshihiro Takayama and his family during this trying period.

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Damn, that sucks! Enjoyed watching him fight back in Pride.

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Terrible news. From what I've heard, the sunset flip spot wasn't that bad, it's just that Takayama's neck was so bad from the wear and tear of his long career in pro wrestling and MMA that he ended up paralyzed after the match. His case is similar to Misawa who died in the ring after what looked like a routine belly to back suplex spot. Doctor's determined his neck was so weak from all of the wear and tear of wrestling a very hard style and literally being dropped on his head many times, that all it took was one bad bump to kill him.

Steve Austin retired after doctors told him he was one bad bump away from being paralyzed or killed. He has never returned to the ring.

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