In 2006, Kelly Kelly entered WWE-ECW, initially as an “Extreme Exposé” dancer. She made swift strides into the ring, particularly during the feud between Mike Knox and The Sandman.
One pivotal point in the spat saw The Sandman land a devastating kendo stick blow to the head of Kelly Kelly.
In a recent episode of the podcast “Fast Break,” Kelly Kelly shared about her initial experiences with the physically grueling aspects of her burgeoning WWE career.
Reliving the moment, she stated, “It was so bad. We rehearsed it with Sandman. He’s like, ‘Oh Kelly, it’s going to be so easy,’ and he does this little poke (with the cane). ‘Oh, okay.’ I saw him swing that thing back and I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ Seeing it happen…I remember hitting the ground, seeing stars. ‘What just happened?’ We go to the back and they have me on a gurney. I open my eyes and Vince is standing over me. ‘Kelly, you okay?’ All the guys, the ones who were like brothers or father figures, guiding me, they were like, ‘When you get hit with that cane and come back, don’t let them see you cry. Don’t cry.’ While this runs through my mind, Vince asks again, ‘Are you okay?’ ‘I’m fine. Yup.’ A line of people had formed; all waiting to see my reaction. I get off the gurney and everyone is like, ‘Are you okay?’ ‘Yeah, I’m great.’ But after reaching the privacy of the locker room, I was crying my eyes out, calling my parents, ‘I don’t know how to do this.’ Yet, the following week, I was back in the ring.”