“I Speak From Experience..21 Stitches”: Jim Cornette Highlights Why Brock Lesnar’s Career Could Have Come to an Unexpected Halt After Getting Busted Open at Backlash

This year, on Raw after WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar teamed with Cody Rhodes to take on Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa from The Bloodline. But before the match even started, Lesnar turned on his partner for the night and brutally ambushed him. This led to the beginning of their rivalry. At WWE Backlash, ‘The American Nightmare’ got his chance to settle a score with ‘The Beast Incarnate’ by pinning him during the main event.

However, many were surprised by the unexpected outcome of the match. Recently, Jim Cornette shared his take on the ending of the match and why the outcome bothered him.

Jim Cornette was concerned for Brock Lesnar

While speaking on episode 293 of Jim Cornette’s Drive-Thru podcast, Cornette expressed his concern about how the match ended. He mentioned that Lesnar busting himself open during the match could have cost him his career. A wrong head-first landing on the turnbuckle could have gotten him gravely injured.

He confessed he had been in a similar situation once, so he knows the risks and threats such incidents possess. He said, “I speak from experience. 21 stitches from Bill Dundee one night in Memphis. The doctor said, ‘Yeah, your cheekbone cut from the inside out. [He] said put an eight underneath and 13 on top or whatever.”

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“But if you go at it, the worst thing you’re gonna do is you’re gonna gouge yourself open in your forehead from that f***ing edge of that screw,” he added. He thinks that if WWE planned the whole incident, then they should remove the ban on using blades going forward.

This would cut down an enormous risk where a wrestler could potentially get hurt while performing a risky move inside the ring.

At WWE Backlash, the ending segment of the main event match saw Lesnar accidentally banging his head into an exposed turned buckle. This led him to bleed profusely. Also, all the blood pouring into his eyes made him uncomfortable and vulnerable to his opponent, which cost him the match.

Thus, taking advantage of the moment his opponent pinned him and won the match. What do you think of Jim Cornette’s statement? Do you agree with him? Let us know in the comment box below. We would love to hear from you.