Title: JBL undergoing special treatment.
Description: He wants to wrestle again.
SamoaRowe - March 9, 2007 02:49 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
Source: WWE.com
In the spring of 2005 JBL broke his top vertebrae in half, and suffered a herniated disc and a bulged disc in his lower back in a match in London, England.
At the time of his injury, doctors told him there was nothing they could do for his herniated discs –- surgery would just aggravate it and make it irreparable. Recently, a non-surgical technique has been developed that is ubiquitous with professional sports teams for the treatment of herniated discs.
"It's basically your modern day traction," said JBL. "The DRX9000 is the machine, and it's what all the pro teams are using. It's what everyone is going to for lower back injuries instead of surgery. I'm very skeptical, obviously, but the doctor said it's not going to just make my back get better, it's actually going to heal it."
The tissue surrounding the spine that holds the discs in place is the Annulus Fibrosus. When the Annulus tears, the discs slip out and put pressure on the spine. The spinal decompression treatment JBL is undergoing will actually stretch his spine through a series of systematic movements according to body weight and tension in the spine. The process will allow the discs to relax and sink back into place, at which point the Annulus can heal around the discs.
"Its uncomfortable and you get sore from it, but from what I understand, it's not that painful," said JBL.
The injury resulted in a slew of health issues, from incontinence to numbness in his legs, and these issues ultimately forced him into retirement.
"The symptoms that I had from nerve damage alarmed me to a great degree," JBL told WWE.com. "I mentioned that to Vince McMahon; he didn't know anything about it and he took me out of the ring immediately."
JBL said it was disappointing to end his career at less than his best. Even though he tried to hide it, he couldn't do the things he wanted to do.
"My body had deteriorated where I was almost a parody of myself," JBL admitted. "Looking back at those tapes, it makes me sick that I had gotten that out of shape and couldn't do the things I wanted to do. I couldn't workout, and it was everything I could do to get through the night. By the time I traveled to the show, I could barely walk. I couldn't even stretch to warm up," said JBL. "So I didn't leave the way I wanted to leave. I left on top which was great, but I don't want the last memory of me to live forever to be the fat guy that wrestled Rey Mysterio in Bakersfield, Calif."
JBL is feeling optimistic about the procedure, which has an 86 percent success rate with only a four percent rate of reocurrence. He began treatment yesterday, and will undergo it everyday for the next six weeks. He already has plans for what he'd like to do when it's over.
"Hopefully before I go play golf in the middle of April at St Andrew's, I'll be healthy enough to walk 18 holes," JBL said. |
TehDoct0r - March 9, 2007 03:49 PM (GMT)
I ain't got no objections to this whatsoever.
Real F'n Show - March 9, 2007 05:41 PM (GMT)
I'll miss his announcing, but I'll also look forward to his awesome promos again.
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 05:45 PM (GMT)
JBL should do PBP, wrestle and do PBP for his own matches, then do more PBP.
Brian Pillman RULES! - March 9, 2007 06:35 PM (GMT)
Oh great. I guess this means that anal-rapist, Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw is getting another fucking free run with the title when he returns to the Goddamn ring.
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 06:40 PM (GMT)
...
Who wants to lead the pitch-fork chase?!
Real F'n Show - March 9, 2007 06:42 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Mar 9 2007, 11:45 AM) |
| JBL should do PBP, wrestle and do PBP for his own matches, then do more PBP. |
It's possible, with Smackdown being taped. He could voice over his own matches, and it would be great.
And people still hate on Bradshaw? It's 2007, maaan.
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 06:43 PM (GMT)
JBL hate is so 2004, when it was justified.
SamoaRowe - March 9, 2007 07:06 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Mar 9 2007, 12:43 PM) |
| JBL hate is so 2004, when it was justified. |
Damn right.
Though it was hilarious to see his anti-smark blog posts. Those were classic.
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 07:09 PM (GMT)
I'm a 13 year old on my momma's computer in the basement.
SamoaRowe - March 9, 2007 07:14 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Mar 9 2007, 01:09 PM) |
| I'm a 13 year old on my momma's computer in the basement. |
Me too... except I'm going to be 23 soon :blink:
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 07:15 PM (GMT)
And I'll be 22... and last I checked, most homes in Florida don't have basements.
TehDoct0r - March 9, 2007 07:35 PM (GMT)
Yea, mostly ranch style.
And I'm 20 in my own apartment you lazy bastards. Kidding.
SamoaRowe - March 9, 2007 07:47 PM (GMT)
Bah, I'll have you know I'm in college, which is why I'm at home.
And JBL wrestling again would be nifty, though I don't think he should hold the World title again (unless all of the Smackdown main eventers suddenly disappear for whatever reason like last time).
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 07:51 PM (GMT)
Yeah, that meant JBL was the #4 heel or something, because Brock went running for a football career that never surfaced, Angle was injured, and Big Show was injured.
SamoaRowe - March 9, 2007 07:58 PM (GMT)
And they weren't ready to let Booker T main event yet, he had to do his anti-Smackdown character and then flirt with becoming a voodoo priest.
Scrooge McSuck - March 9, 2007 08:05 PM (GMT)
Thanks for the reminder.
By the way, kiss my ass for reminding me.
whitemilesdavis - March 9, 2007 09:10 PM (GMT)
I never like JBL in the ring, but he did become fun on the mic. All his anti-mexican stuff was hilarious.
dynamite kido - March 9, 2007 09:27 PM (GMT)
JBL was in some REALLY good matches though, so I'll give him credit.
whitemilesdavis - March 9, 2007 09:39 PM (GMT)
He ended up in some decent matches, I'll give him that. The only one he should really be credited with is the Cena match, but it doesn't take much to outwork Cena in my book.
dynamite kido - March 9, 2007 11:47 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (whitemilesdavis @ Mar 9 2007, 03:39 PM) |
| He ended up in some decent matches, I'll give him that. The only one he should really be credited with is the Cena match, but it doesn't take much to outwork Cena in my book. |
I would say that match is Cena's best of his career. Especially considering that I thought he did a great deal of the work in the match. I've said this for a long time, but Cena's best in I quit or Last Man Standing type matches. The parking lot brawl match he had with Eddie from SD was awesome as well.
Real F'n Show - March 10, 2007 12:31 AM (GMT)
I liked the Umaga one better than the JBL one, but yeah I agree he's best in those types of matches.
And as much as I hated JBL winning the belt from Eddie at the time, those matches were really fucking good as well.
dynamite kido - March 10, 2007 02:17 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Real F'n Show @ Mar 9 2007, 06:31 PM) |
I liked the Umaga one better than the JBL one, but yeah I agree he's best in those types of matches.
And as much as I hated JBL winning the belt from Eddie at the time, those matches were really fucking good as well. |
It amazed me how hard Eddie worked to put over JBL.
Brian Pillman RULES! - March 10, 2007 02:25 AM (GMT)
Yeah, and I can't remember one time where Assrape returned the favor to Eddie when he was still alive.
dynamite kido - March 10, 2007 04:43 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Brian Pillman RULES! @ Mar 9 2007, 08:25 PM) |
| Yeah, and I can't remember one time where Assrape returned the favor to Eddie when he was still alive. |
Blame that on the booking, not on JBL.
Mad Dog - March 10, 2007 06:19 AM (GMT)
NOOOO!!!
I'll fucking break both of his legs to keep him as the color commentator.
Scrooge McSuck - March 10, 2007 02:04 PM (GMT)
Why should JBL return the favor to EDDIE? You make a star to establish someone for the future, not to "get your jobs back" just because you did the right thing.
dynamite kido - March 10, 2007 06:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Mar 10 2007, 08:04 AM) |
| Why should JBL return the favor to EDDIE? You make a star to establish someone for the future, not to "get your jobs back" just because you did the right thing. |
Easy. Eddie made the guy a star.
JBL could've returned the favor to Eddie when Eddie took sometime off to recover his issues at the time. But he was never asked to, so blame the booking not JBL.
Scrooge McSuck - March 10, 2007 08:34 PM (GMT)
That too... and I should've said something in the past tense, for the obvious reasons.
TehDoct0r - March 10, 2007 09:09 PM (GMT)
I love Eddie and all, but don't I remember something about him being on the verge of a nervous breakdown as the flag bearer for SmackDown? Eddie might not have wanted anything in return for making JBL. Taking the title might have been enough.
Scrooge McSuck - March 10, 2007 09:27 PM (GMT)
Or just maybe Eddie did the right thing.
And I did hear he was suffering from massive amounts of stress around that time, too, which didn't help very much.
SamoaRowe - March 11, 2007 02:43 AM (GMT)
Yeah, Eddie totally put JBL over and established him as a main eventer. I wish it had been longer before Eddie was used to give the rub to someone else, but given the circumstances I understand why they did it.
Scrooge McSuck - March 11, 2007 02:44 AM (GMT)
And don't forget how much JBL was grateful for what Eddie did (and they were good friends before that, so it's not a "death" grateful). Honestly, would Undertaker do it? Shawn Michaels? Triple H? I doubt it.
TehDoct0r - March 12, 2007 10:08 PM (GMT)
That's true. I also doubt those guys ever wanted the title taken off of them. Well, as long as they had their smiles.
jamiegeist - March 13, 2007 04:05 AM (GMT)
Well holy shit, I guess JBL is all better?
HBK v JBL just announced for RAW next week, with Cena v Benoit as well, in "Wrestlemania Reversal" matches. I smell a bait and switch on JBL, but Cena/Benoit should be fucking great if given time.
Scrooge McSuck - March 13, 2007 01:12 PM (GMT)
What's the reasoning behind these matches, anyway? Just to have a good match? :D
SamoaRowe - March 13, 2007 03:30 PM (GMT)
I think it is a little funny that (before this Monday) all of Cena's previous Wrestlemania opponents are either injured into retirement or injured and rehabbing to come back.
Scrooge McSuck - March 13, 2007 03:30 PM (GMT)
Hmm...
Show, JBL, HHH. He's only had 3-opponents, so it's just an odd coincidence. :P
SamoaRowe - March 13, 2007 03:32 PM (GMT)
You should be taking this as hope that HBK won't be on television this time next year.
Scrooge McSuck - March 13, 2007 03:33 PM (GMT)
Interesting...
Or I could just whack Shawn in the back of his legs with a wrench, then go to jail for assault with a deadly weapon.