I recently saw the Mankind vs Undertaker Hell in a Cell match. A match that has it’s own wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mankind_vs._The_Undertaker
From a Biological POV How is Mick Foley still alive after being thrown two stories with just a table to break his fall? He suffered “a concussion, a dislocated jaw and shoulder, bruised ribs, internal bleeding, puncture wounds, and several teeth knocked out.” And this is all in one match.
How do these pros go through so much damage without dying and usually having long careers? Is the Human Body really capable of taking so much damage?
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A couple of things to note-many professional wrestlers do not have long careers. Many die relatively young. The long hours, physical stress, and frequent painkiller use are typically not a recipe for a long life.
The human body is pretty durable, provided you don’t hit any of the real important parts. Take someone like Evel Knieval(famous motorcycle stuntman).He broke 443 bones during his lifetime. Not 43. Four-hundred and forty-three.
It also helps that they have access to what I assume is decent medical care, although a ton of wrestlers have taken pain killers they shouldn’t have, or wrestled in extreme discomfort to risk violating their contract. John Oliver had an interesting segment on it.
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