How Chris Bey Learned To Walk Again

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

TNA’s Chris Bey shares the incredible story of his near-career-ending neck injury — and how he defied the odds to walk again! He details the moment in Detroit when a missed neckbreaker with Matt Hardy left him paralyzed in the ring, what he remembers from the chaos that followed, and the emergency double-fusion surgery that saved his life. Chris recounts his long road to recovery – from being told he had only a 10–25% chance of walking again, to months of intense rehab, to that emotional first moment he wiggled his toes. He explains how he relearned to move, stand, and finally take his first steps again all while battling pain, fear, and uncertainty. He also talks about the amazing support he received from his TNA family, the outpouring of love from fans and friends across the wrestling world, and how the experience changed his outlook on life, faith, and what it really means to be strong. Plus, Chris reveals details about the documentary being made about his recovery, and whether he’ll ever return to the wrestling ring. Talk Is Jericho is available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.3	Talk is Jericho, baby.
1:05.6	Talk is Jericho.
1:08.7	Talk is Jericho, Mama. Talk is me. So I'm here with Chris Bay and we said we met we met briefly yeah
1:17.8	yeah very very briefly yeah in Vegas actually okay yeah because I I I
1:22.9	obviously am familiar with you and and you, all the work that you are doing.
1:28.5	But, man, what a story that you have.
1:32.2	You walked in here.
1:33.8	Yeah.
1:34.4	And three months ago, did you think that was an option?
1:39.8	No, man, life has been crazy.
1:42.7	The last year, it's been 11 months now since the end of it. 11 months, okay. Yeah, yeah. So the last year has been almost like, I don't even want to call it a nightmare because I'm not afraid of it. You know, like it doesn't strike fear in me anymore, but it still doesn't feel real. You know, it feels like I'm living in an alternate universe a little bit,
2:01.9	but I'm taking it one step at a time. You know the phrase, it's literally one step at a time
2:07.0	for me right now. I'm just blessed. So you, to explain what happened 11 months ago. Yeah, so
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