#3.) He suffered a horrific parasailing accident
Brutus Beefcake’s life changed forever in July of 1990 when he suffered a horrific, near-death accident while Parasailing. His face was reportedly crushed, according to witnesses, and his mouth had to be pried open so that he could breathe. With a broken jaw, his face needed reconstruction, and the doctors would sue his eyes shut and do the best they could to repair his face.
They managed to do so successfully, but Beefcake was in the hospital for a long time, and it was months before he could eat solid food. He had 32 screws jam-packed in his face, but in retrospect, he said that he had the best doctors ever, and praised them for his recovery. In an interview, he said:
I had the best doctor on the planet, and regardless of what he had said about me never wrestling again. I wrestled and his deal he told me that I was going to end up being stronger than I could be after I heal up. He told me that I was going to heal and be better than before, which I did. I healed even bigger, better and stronger than I ever was when I was younger and I became a superhero
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