“Why Risk That?”- Former WWE Superstar Reveals Why Vince McMahon Did Not Want Him to Return

One of WWE’s most underrated wrestlers is Tyson Kidd. The Canadian wrestler is a former WWE Tag Team Champion and competed in NXT as well. He was forced to retire in 2015 after suffering a career-ending injury. However, he expressed his desire to return to the ring.

Tyson Kidd wanted to make a return to wrestling

Tyson remembered an instance with WWE CEO Vince McMahon where he tried to convince the boss that he was cleared to wrestle. He wanted to return at the Royal Rumble as he viewed it as the perfect place to make a return. This was during the New Day’s Feel the Power podcast.

“I wanted to at least write the final page on that book of me being an in-ring performer. And I thought, ‘What better way than the Royal Rumble”, said Tyson Kidd.  “I already showed Finn how to get eliminated. And I remember talking to Vince about it, he said, ‘Do you need an answer today or can you give me time to think about it?’ I said, ‘Of course, take your time.”

Unfortunately for Kidd, Vince McMahon went another way. “He called me one day and just said that he’d put a lot of thought into it, and that we would try to control everything at our end. But what if something outside of our realm were to happen and it were to undo all the good that has happened over the last two years in terms of me being a producer.”

Vince McMahon turned down Kidd’s request

Kidd became a WWE producer after his in ring career came to an end. He produced many of Seth Rollins’ matches, especially his series with Drew McIntyre in 2019.

“Don’t ask me why but in my mind, the visual that played out when he was saying this to me was, imagine that I’m standing on the steps about to come into the ring, and some crazy stuff like a fan jumps the railing and pushes me from behind, and it whiplashes me and my neck’s super messed up.” 

Tyson Kidd understood Vince McMahon’s paranoia. He already suffered one brutal injury, and Vince was smart enough to not let another instance take place. This would have been far more riskier for Kidd, having already suffered an injury to his spinal cord, which could’ve caused paralysis.

Tyson suffered a horrible injury to his spinal cord

In a dark match on NXT, Tyson suffered a terrifying injury, courtesy of Samoa Joe’s Musclebuster. The move was banned after Kidd injured his spinal cord. According to medical experts, Kidd was lucky to be able to walk as most people who suffered that kind of injury end up quadriplegic.