On an August 2003 episode of ‘WWE SmackDown!’, ‘The Next Big Thing’ Brock Lesnar absolutely destroyed Zach Gowen and further brutalized him in front of Zach’s mother.
A fan took to Twitter and brought up the idea of a rematch, when he tweeted the following:
“BRING BACK Zach Gowan for the next Royal Rumble and finish his story against Cowboy Lesnar”
Zach then replied in a Tweet of his own:
“No thanks!!!!
I’m a sober 40 year old amputee tax paying civilian father of 4 that works as a motivational speaker.
That story is FINISHED.”
Zach Gowen had his left leg amputated at the young age of 8 and became the only one-legged professional wrestler to ever make it to the WWE.
He wrestled for them between May and October of 2003, but also had a few matches for Total Nonstop Action! (TNA) in 2003, 2005 & 2006.
While his run in the WWE lasted for less than a year, it was still quite memorable as he worked with top names like Hulk Hogan, Brock Lesnar and Mr. McMahon.
Gowen attended an episode of SmackDown with his kids earlier this year in January.
Here’s what he tweeted about it:
“Didn’t expect my first time back in a WWE ring to be with my oldest boys but it was perfect.
Thank you WWE 🙏”
Didn't expect my first time back in a WWE ring to be with my oldest boys but it was perfect.
Thank you @WWE 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LaOFjiA5sY— Zach Gowen (@ZachGowen) January 21, 2023
Back in 2020, Gowen wrote the following about how much he loves Vince McMahon for what he did for him, both professionally & personally:
“I love Vince so much. He put me in a ring with Hulk Hogan, paid for 2 prosthetic legs out of his pocket, paid for the treatment which saved my life/gave me the foundation to live a life that is indescribably wonderful.
I love Vince. I’m gonna give him an uncomfortably long hug next time I see him. I’m gonna be sobbing uncontrollably into his shoulder ruining his suit and he’s gonna say ‘alright pal that’s enough.'”
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