Allin further admitted that he was in such a bad state during the Knight match that he actually allowed fear to creep into his mind. 

“That was like, the first time, in an actual match, that I was like ‘Dude, this is scary,'” Allin said. “Cause it’s like live TV, and you can’t even walk. There’s a spot where I’m hitting the ropes in that match, to do a double clothesline as a double down, and I can’t even hit the rope. I can barely stand. And I’m just thinking ‘Oh my god. How did this happen? Like, this ain’t nothing compared to what I’ve been through…Not one time in those crazy moments I was scared. 

“And in this moment, I was like ‘Oh my god.’ It just hit me. And it was terrifying, to the point I was like ‘Dude.’ Cause you hear all these stories about the head, and you then think it’s just a snowball effect, you know what I mean? And I don’t want to constantly be like, I don’t know what you call it, concussion prone, like once you have one, it’s easy to get another. So after that one, I was like ‘I need to just screw off.'”

Allin revealed that he spent his recovery time in Iceland, hanging out there for several weeks “in the dark,” which he believes ultimately was a big benefit for him. Nevertheless, the injury has done little to slow Allin down, and he’s continued his high risk style since returning in matches against Gabe Kidd, PAC, and Clark Connors.

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