Chris Bey walks again one year after broken neck

One year after suffering a broken neck during a TNA television taping in Detroit, professional wrestler Chris Bey said he is walking again and marked the anniversary with public appearances and messages of gratitude to supporters. Bey, who sustained a spinal cord injury at an October 27, 2024 match at the Wayne State Fieldhouse, has undergone neck and spinal fusion surgery and has spent the past year in rehabilitation.

The match was stopped after Bey suffered the injury. Doctors later determined he had a broken neck and spinal cord damage that required surgical intervention. In social media posts on the anniversary, Bey reflected on the ordeal and the role of faith, family and the wrestling community in his recovery. "Wrestling has always been my life LONG before I made it a career," he wrote. "If this was to be the end of my journey, I had no regrets in the decisions Ive made that led me to this moment."

Months after surgery, Bey returned to the spotlight at a Future Stars of Wrestling benefit show in Las Vegas, where, with the assistance of his girlfriend and fellow wrestler Brittnie Brooks, he walked to the ring and thanked the crowd for their support. He also made an...