‘Vince McMahon Saved My Life’: Wrestling Veteran Reveals Former WWE CEO Did the Unthinkable for Him

Vince McMahon is a man who treated professional wrestling as a way to entertain people. His whole motto with WWE was to create a product that could be a relief from the olden days of brutal wrestling. This way, McMahon managed to mix pop culture into wrestling, creating stars that generations would remember. One such star was Zach Gowen.

Zach Gowen was the first single-legged wrestler in WWE history. But his inspirational story dates back to when he was just 8. Diagnosed with bone cancer, Gowen had his leg amputated. But during this time, he started watching WWE and aspired to be a WWE superstar as well. For his dreams to come true, the single-legged man would start his training in 2002.

Zach Gowen speaks about his experience with WWE and Vince McMahon

While talking about his career in WWE in an interview with Metro Zach Gowen said, “It’s just crazy to me, full circle, how woven WWE is into the fabric of my life. As a child, losing my leg and then being able to escape into that world saved my life.”

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“And then, as a young adult being able to participate and make memories with The Big Show and Brock Lesnar and Hulk Hogan and Vince. And then in my late 20s, Vince McMahon literally saving my life. [laughs] It’s kinda strange, how woven that company and how important that company is to my daily life even at 38 years old. It’s unbelievable.”

Impressing the indie crowd, TNA would then book him for a couple of weeks until WWE stepped in. From here, Gowen only went up, being introduced as a fan saving Mr. America (Hulk Hogan in the American flag). He then saved, come alongside Mr. America, until Hogan was let go by the company. Here, the young man started his feud with Vince McMahon and impressed the crowd with matches against the Big Show.

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All came to a close when the single-legged man went against Vince McMahon, which saw The Boss bloodied and the victor. From here, his career derailed due to many factors. But since his initial days as a wrestler, he has since appeared on American Ninja Warrior and done many interviews about his days in WWE. Comment what you think about the first single-legged wrestler in WWE below.