Zach Gowen's Lightning-Fast Wrestling Triumph and Downfall!

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Signed by WWE in 2003, 20-year-old one-legged wonder Zach Gowen got a rare opportunity. With limited ring experience, Gowen was thrust into storylines and matches against some of wrestling's biggest stars. However, it proved to be too much, too soon. Learn more

How Zach Gowen Lost Everything to Find Himself

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Zach Gowen faced a monumental challenge at a young age when diagnosed with cancer at just eight years old. The disease was so advanced that the only viable option was amputation of his left leg.

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A couple of weeks after getting discharged from the hospital, he sat in front of the TV and witnessed with friends and family Ric Flair outlasting 29 other opponents at the 1992 Royal Rumble to crown himself world champion.

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For those couple of hours, he found comfort in the magic of wrestling. The bullying, pain, and sense of inadequacy, along with his father leaving him at the age of four, was temporarily forgotten.

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WWE Debut for the Ultimate Underdog

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In a classic case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing, WWE management caught wind that their now-defunct magazine planned to publish a piece before Zach Gowen’s official debut. So, they went into panic mode!

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