Maven recalls an injury he suffered in his first match.
In his latest YouTube video where he talked about instances of wrestling being called fake, Maven, the inaugural WWE Tough Enough winner, reflected on Taz busting his eardrums when discussing John Stossel being smacked by David Schultz.
"The very first match I ever had was against Taz. The spot called for an open hand slap to which Taz hit me on the ear, busting my eardrums. Granted, I was prepared for it. I knew it was coming, but John obviously wasn't. He didn't have any clue that any physicality was coming. Was Dave in the wrong? Of course, he was. I think, you know, the subsequent lawsuits that fell upon Dave and the WWE showed exactly how wrong he was, but I mean he did get his point across. I guess my only question for John Stossel would be, 'After the first slap, what the hell made you stand there for the second one if you didn't like the first one?'"
Maven recently spoke about how he almost rejoined WWE in 2020. Learn more here.
In the past, Maven spoke about how he made more money as a member of the WWE Raw roster. Learn more here.
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