On the latest episode of “DDP Snake Pit” podcast,” Jake Roberts discussed a wide range of topics.
During it, the former WWE wrestler talked about the most painful in-ring injury he suffered, which was a ripped pectoral on an attempted clothesline against Andre the Giant.
“I remember going down and I thought I broke my shoulder,” said Roberts. “I’m just holding my shoulder and I’m wiggling my fingers, you know, trying to get the feeling back in them; and Andre reached down, and grabbed me by the hand and jerked me to my feet, which stretched that back out again. At which point, I decide I’m going to sleep. I passed out from the pain and when I woke up, Andre’s got me in a bearhug and he’s singing to me.”
Roberts also suffered a broken sternum (twice) in two matches against Vader.
“He crushed me in the corner and broke my sternum,” said Roberts. “A broken sternum is real painful because it takes a long time to heal; and if you sneeze or cough, you want to rip your eyeballs out. It hurts so bad.”
H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcription