A LEGENDARY drag wrestler who cameoed in a Hollywood movie has been left paralysed after breaking his neck within the ring.

Lee Mitchell, often called the icon Mitchell Star, heard his vertebrae snap when his opponent landed on his head throughout a bout final December.

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The 31-year-old, from Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, dubbed his life-changing harm a “freak accident” – whereas medical doctors stated he was moments from dying.

Lee was combating in a match at Colchester’s Constitution Corridor on December 1 when he tried to wrestle his rival, who had dived outdoors the ring.

He stated: “One of many factor you are taught in wrestling is that if anyone goes to do a dive, then their physique is in your palms.

“It is nothing that hasn’t been executed a thousand instances earlier than.

“As he jumped off the highest rope, I acquired beneath to catch him however I used to be a bit too shut.

“From a six foot drop, he landed straight on my head.”

The ring star stated he was hit by overwhelming tingling sensations and numbness when attempting to stand up.

Paramedics transported him to Colchester Hospital and was instructed to remain fully nonetheless – a transfer that saved his life.

Lee was then taken to Ipswich Hospital’s backbone unit the place he stayed for 2 weeks mendacity on his again carrying a inflexible neck brace.

By miracle, he slowly started transferring his arms once more, and was allowed to be in a seated place.

He stated he is “a pair weeks off being healed”.

“By itself, it is gone from being at a forty five diploma angle pointing all the way down to nearly straight,” Lee added.

Regardless of being advised his vertebrae disc was simply centimetres away from severing his spinal twine, the wrestler vowed he would not abandon the game.

On the World Affiliation of Wrestling (WAW), he stated: “If I will wrestle once more, I’ll do every little thing I bodily can to return again.

“I am engaged on mobility every now and then I am going to practise strolling with help, after which strolling unaided.

“It’s going to be a variety of coaching and hopefully I could make a comeback.

“I stated to myself if I used to be by no means going to wrestle once more I might don’t have anything to get higher for.”

The star’s ardour for the ring was sparked on the age of 16, when he first began watching the game.

He signed as much as WAW in Norwich to begin coaching.

In 2019 the wrestler even confirmed of his strikes within the Hollywood film Preventing with My Household, which options the Rock and Florence Pugh.

It got here after the manufacturing crew used WAW to movie in.

Lee is recognised globally for his skills, having carried out throughout Europe and reaching so far as Australia.

He was additionally the primary wrestler to combat in Africa who was brazenly a member of the LGBT neighborhood.

The ring legend will endure a scan in 9 weeks which ought to spotlight the place he wants his subsequent surgical procedure.

Lee stated he might have an operation now that might permit him to “stay a standard life” however would erase his possibilities of wrestling once more.

“I might fairly wait the 9 weeks and hope to do what I really like once more.” he defined.

“I am staying and optimistic, though I’ve my ups and downs.”

The wrestler stated his job have his life “objective”, “confidence” and he “owes every little thing” to it.

A GoFundMe has been arrange for Lee to assist together with his restoration and will be discovered right here.

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