{"id":222410,"date":"2026-09-16T00:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222410"},"modified":"2026-09-16T00:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:29:50","slug":"c-m-punk-says-he-still-suffers-from-vertigo-as-a-result-of-lingering-effects-from-a-fractured-skull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/16\/c-m-punk-says-he-still-suffers-from-vertigo-as-a-result-of-lingering-effects-from-a-fractured-skull\/","title":{"rendered":"C.M. Punk says he still suffers from vertigo as a result of lingering effects from a fractured skull"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1116307006\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>C.M. Punk says he has suffered from vertigo as a result of a fractured skull.<\/p>\n<p>Punk&#8217;s injury was discussed by current AEW commentator Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan in WWE), who was Punk&#8217;s opponent when he suffered the injury. Punk suffered the injury during their first ever meeting and match at Jersey J-Cup in 2002. \u201cHe fractured his skull,\u201d Danielson said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/2012-05-07\/cm-punk-daniel-bryan-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with WWE.com. \u201cHe had to go to the hospital, and that was the first time I ever met him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>sPunk revealed that he wrestled for 12 minutes after sustaining the injury during his first match with Danielson. &#8220;I thought I broke my neck at the time,&#8221; said Punk during a 2009 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/more-sports\/news\/5317433\/cm-punk-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkySports<\/a>. &#8220;I was iving a guy a neckbreaker and his head wound up on top of mine and everything just sandwiched and hit the mat at the same time and my head was turned. It felt like somebody took a pot of warm water and poured it inside my brain. Everything got hot so I thought I broke my neck. I still had feelings so like a knucklehead I continued to wrestle for 12 more minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-9-14-keller-weigle-talk-roman-penta-with-mega-invested-crowd-showing-what-pro-wrestling-s-peak-fan-experience-is-like--75139521\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE RAW POST-SHOW (9\/14): Keller &amp; Weigle talk Roman-Penta with mega-invested crowd showing what pro wrestling's peak fan experience is like\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=75139521&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cI have had my fair share, Punk said while appearing on Netflix&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81922505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Hot Ones: Extra Heat.&#8221;<\/a> &#8220;I fractured my skull once. This is the one that reoccurs every once in a while, because after I fractured my skull, I developed vertigo really bad. Also, one I haven\u2019t really talked about too much, because you talk about that and people kind of look at you, like the doctors, they\u2019ll be like, \u2018Hmm.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Punk revealed how the accident has effected him due to the damage to the bones that control his equilibrium \u00a0\u201cBut what happened was I fractured my skull and there are some bones in your inner ear that help with equilibrium,&#8221; said Punk. &#8220;And those kind of basically were like dice inside a cup and got rattled around and thrown around. 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