Buff Bagwell Undergoes Above-the-Knee Leg Amputation

Former WCW star Buff Bagwell has undergone an above-the-knee amputation of his right leg. The process was documented in a video for Maven Huffman’s YouTube channel, documenting Bagwell the night before his surgery and the day he lost his leg.

Bagwell severely damaged his right knee in a 2020 car accident. The wrestler was under the influence of alcohol and Xanax when he crashed his vehicle into a public bathroom, “exploding” his kneecap in the impact. Doctors told Bagwell there was a high likelihood he’d lose his leg, but Buff still underwent over 30 surgeries to try and save his limb.

Huffman accompanied Bagwell to the hospital on the day of his amputation, later visiting the former wrestler after his surgery was complete.

“I can feel my ankle right now,” Bagwell said after surgery. “Phantom [limb]. I looked and there was 10 seconds where there was a really hard hit, like, ‘Woah.’ You can’t prepare yourself for that, brother.”

“I really just think this is happening because God is leading the way to all of this,” Bagwell said. “I think that I was here on this planet to be Buff Bagwell on TV. What a perfect gimmick. What if I was put here for this? What if this was the reason? I want to get back in the ring, hit the ropes, have a match… it’ll show that I came out of the darkness to this thing and I turned it around all the way to being back in the ring as Buff Bagwell.”

“You don’t have to give up with something like this,” he continued. “I’m gonna show the world you can have just as good a life with or without a leg.”