Every good thing comes to an end.
Unfortunately for me, I wasn't prepared for it.
Everything was finally going great for me. I was getting the exposure I needed, getting more matches against different people, everything was going great..
I remember it as if it were yesterday.. It was a Friday night and I was outside talking about my match that was about to happen, and everything was great! I was prepared, I knew what was to come, I was going to win, I was finally headed where I wanted to be as a wrestler.
My music hits and out the curtains I went making my way into the ring. I was over the top excited! My matches had been going great so far that I was so confident in myself.
The match begun, we were off to a great start, everything was in place as it should be.. then during the match, my opponent tried a move on me and my legs locked which ended up impacting my knee.
I knew something was wrong, this wasn't the first time I had been badly injured during a match, but I knew something was wrong.
My legs collapsed and I grabbed my knee in agony heading to the corner of the ring.. Keeping in mind that this is a show, so no one could actually tell just how much pain I was in, but I knew I had to finish the match.
I got up hoping that the adrenaline was enough to keep my body going, but as I was going for a clothesline against my opponent.. after only taking a few steps, my body collapsed again.. and I knew I was out.
My opponent got me in a headlock and asked, "Is everything ok?" I replied, "My knee is out, I'm done." He said okay follow my lead.. and I did.
Since I was already down, my only option was to tap out, so I did.
He got up and exited the ring to get help. Security came and carried me out of the ring. And when I was finally able to see my knee, it was so swollen and I knew I'd be out for a while, and sure enough when I went to doctor he said I had a torn meniscus, and a partial ACL tear.
I was so devastated.
Looking back, It all happened so fast, it still feels like a dream but it's funny.. even though I was injured during the match, all I kept thinking was "don't give up, don't give up, keep going, keep going".. and it's funny because that was when I realized that no matter what, The Show Must Go On.
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