Whenever it happens, you can’t help but wince, with going to the dentist is a very common phobia and losing teeth an incredibly common type of nightmare. Losing a tooth is never nice, unless it cures some toothache, but having them knocked out in the ring is something no one wants. Sadly, it was inescapable for these six Superstars who ended up needing a visit to the dentist - but hopefully not Isaac Yankem.
Here are the six most gruesome dental extractions we’ve spotted in WWE - and let’s just say none of them were performed under anaesthetic. Unless adrenaline counts.
Beware, some of the images in the next few slides are not for the squeamish - but will show just how tough WWE Superstars really are, and how underrated their dentists are too.
#6 Cesaro
Okay, so maybe this is cheating - but Cesaro definitely deserves his place here, particularly for carrying on the match in what must have been excrutiating pain.
I mean, they technically weren’t knocked out, if anything they got knocked “in” - as one half of The Bar ended up smashing his teeth halfway into his own gums when he ate the ring post off of a slingshot from Dean Ambrose in a Tag Team Championship Match.
The epitome of bravery and “the show must go on,” Cesaro didn’t just finish the match, he wrestled it to its proper conclusion, which would be 30 minutes after the injury happened.
Cesaro is unique on this list, as he’s the only man whose dental requirement saw a T-shirt released via WWE Shop. After Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose mocked the star’s lisp while he had to wear braces and a gumshield after the injury, the nickname “Thwith Thyborg” was born - as was this very fetching piece of merchandise.
#5 Natalya
We move from Cesaro, onto the first female on the list. Before Cesaro was in The Bar, he formed one half of former Tag Team Champions Best Team Ever with Tyson Kidd. Kidd’s wife, former WWE Champion Natalya, often accompanied them to the ring.
Several years later, though, a mishap at a WWE Live event saw Natalya finishing a match against Alexa Bliss and Carmella only to be rushed to the hospital for emergency dental work after losing both front teeth during the bout.
In a true display of toughness, though, Natalya still had time to pose for a selfie with Renee Young, showing off her injury while waiting for some replacement dentures.
The Hart Family’s first ever female wrestler also saw the funny side, captioning her own photo:
#4 Neville
While we haven’t witnessed The Man That Gravity Forgot on television for a long time, Neville definitely deserves a place on this list - purely because of how unique this story is.
The former NXT Champion is the only wrestler on the list not to lose his teeth in the ring, but actually in a backstage segment during his time on the Wednesday night brand.
Some members of the WWE Universe might wonder why Neville wrestles with a mouth guard in, rarely being seen without it. It’s not just for fashion - the reason?
Two words. Brodus Clay. During his reign as NXT Champion, Neville lost FOUR of his front teeth during a backstage segment with Clay. The segment was filmed one month before airing, and the brutality and realism of the segment was such that WWE decided to leave the footage as is, showing off Neville’s injuries for the world to see.
#3 Charlotte Flair
Ah, social media. Where would we be without it?
When Charlotte Flair took on Carmella at a WWE Live Event in Oberhausen, Germany, everything seemed to go perfectly to plan - but the truth was revealed when a fan wanted a selfie with the former Women’s Champion.
During the course of the match, Carmella presumably knocked out some of Charlotte Flair’s teeth. Therefore when the fan asked her for a picture, she replied with the following words:
Flair even missed some Live events and televised dates due to the dental work that ensued to fix her picture-perfect smile. Sadly, or happily if you’re faint-hearted, there’s no footage of Charlotte’s mouth sans teeth - but we’ll definitely take her word for it.
#2 Jeff Hardy
Okay, so after his performance at Hell in a Cell, what’s a missing tooth, eh?
Hardy even posed for a smile after this one. It’s not the most gruesome injury you’ll see, but it’s incredibly unique and impressive.
A Brogue Kick at the hands of Sheamus during the Payback 2017 pay-per-view saw one tooth be knocked clean out of The Charismatic Enigma’s mouth, leaving a full set of pearly whites with only one omission.
While this couldn’t have been comfortable for Hardy, Jeff has definitely put his body through enough trauma that one tooth flying out probably didn’t disrupt him too much - but it was still tough to watch and left everyone looking in the mirror, counting their teeth, and themselves lucky, afterwards.
#1 Mick Foley
Well, when you think of Mick Foley, you’d be forgiven for thinking of him losing an ear, rather than some teeth - but only the Hardcore Legend could take the top spot here - mainly due to his lack of it. Perhaps more famed for losing an ear, no one else could go to number one aside from the Hardcore Legend himself, Mick Foley!
Everyone remembers that infamous Hell in a Cell Match from 20 years ago when Foley seemed to make a habit of falling from great heights, but the WWE legend also lost a fair portion of the contents of his mouth during the match via a brutal steel chair shot delivered from The Undertaker.
Cesaro may give Foley a run for his money when it comes to iconic images that will give dentists nightmares, but who could forget this incredible image from Hell in a Cell - even two decades later?
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