TNA Knockout, Daffney, who was hurt during a dark match at Tuesday night’s Impact taping, posted the following on her MySpace page:
I sunset flipped my opponent but she stayed standing – then she sat down which caused the bruised sternum. Honestly, after that, I went into auto-pilot mode. I do not remember the rest of the match – even the finishing move (sitdown spinebuster) and the 1-2-3. You can ask any wrestler if they have finished a match while they were unconscious, and almost everyone of them will tell you they have.
Next thing I remember was Andrew Thomas (our awesome ref) saying, “Trainer!” He said I was laying there with my eyes wide open and asked me numerous times if I was okay – but I must have been in my own little world as I recall nothing of that.
When the trainers & everyone came to the ring, our TNA on site trainer came up near my head and I told him that my lower sternum hurt. I also told him my neck hurt – yet felt weird and it felt very warm. He then told me to go ahead and straighten my leg. From the hush that fell and tense vibe in the air, I said, ” It’s not moving, is it?” They all distracted me with other routine questions. A few minutes later he asked me to wiggle my toes. Same tense air that could be cut with a butter knife. Me: “They’re not moving, huh?” The whole time I just stared straight to the top of the Impact Zone and prayed. Everyone around me was saying reassuring things so I just stayed still and answered questions. The next time I was asked to wiggle my toes, I could feel them going – and there was a collected sigh of relief. Stingers – (especially bad ones) can make you go numb for a short while – so once the sensation came back I kept praying, “It’s just a stinger. And NO – my sternum/ribs aren’t broken…” X-rays at the hospital showed just that. :)
Are you there God? It’s me…Daff. :)
SO! Not much one can do for those injuries. A stinger is just VERY scary at first. Then your neck tightens up and is sore – so I have already begun some stretching. The sternum is a deep bruise. So that will just take a little while…. But ya’ll know me…I’m a fighter!
It sounds like a really scary moment to be laying there motionless, but thank god Daffney is okay. Here’s to a speedy recovery, Daff!
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I swear my breath caught in my throat those two times she mentioned not being able to move. Thank god she was able to move and it was just numbness and not something worse.
I hope Daffney recovers from this without any kind of complications, and I’m glad it wasn’t something worse like being paralyzed.
very scary. glad to hear everything’s on the mend.
i feel like saying she needs to quit being so risky in the ring, but it turns out it’s the getting smashed in the head with a toolbox and put through tacks that doesn’t actually hurt her that bad.
wow that is really scary…I am so happy she is okay, well as okay as she can be!!!!
take all the time you need to feel 100% Daffney!!!
but really how sloppy and stiff must that girl be, Amsome Kong sits down on her opponents all the time and she never hurts anyone, and Kong looks pretty rough in the ring. Same with Bertha Faye, Yokozuna, Rikishi, ect.
“I sunset flipped my opponent but she stayed standing – then she sat down which caused the bruised sternum.”
I have a feeling she isnt going to get hired.
I’m so glad she’s OK! Honestly, this women takes so many huge risks for TNA. I really hope that they recognize all the times she’s put both her career and her well-being on the line for them, and they reward her soon.
I was convinced that her injury was a work but I guess it wasn’t.. I feel bad oops, I hope she gets better.
Glad Daffney is ok. It really worried me when I heard she was seriously injured! She is one of the best female wrestlers ever and one of the top in TNA today. Losing her for months out of action would have really been a downer.
Once again, glad she is doing better, and I hope she has a speedy recovery!