Darren Drozdov Darren Drozdov , ( April 7 , 1969 ) is an essayist , former NFL player and retired professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation in 1998 and 1999 under the ring name s Puke and Droz . Drozdov is currently quadriplegic due to a neck injury sustained from a failed wrestling maneuver . He was featured in the documentary Beyond the Mat in 1999 ; his hiring interview with Vince McMahon was a key scene of the film . Darren as a 6 ' 3 " , 245 lbs quarterback in high school , threw a 72 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lou Rothman to win the last game of the 1985 regular season to finish the season with a perfect 10 - 0 record . Drozdov set an Atlantic County record in Track and Field in the shotput event . He was All - State in Football at Oakcrest High School in South Jersey . After a stint at Fork Union Military Academy , he attended University of Maryland and was a defensive tackle for the Terps . He culminated his collegiate career by graduating with a B . S . in Criminal justice . Before his wrestling career , Drozdov was a professional football player for a few seasons with the NFL ' s New York Jets and Denver Broncos . He gained some notoriety ( and the nickname " Puke " ) when he vomited on TV during a Monday Night Football game . A 1993 Sports Illustrated article stated that he had vomited at nearly every game that season and would reportedly see a psychiatrist for a " chronic vomiting " problem . Apparently , many in the football industry found his antics bizarre and appalling . This " off - the - wall " attitude was given a spot in the World Wrestling Federation . Professional wrestling career . Following a short stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling during 1997 - 1998 , Drozdov made his WWF debut in 1998 . Drozdov claimed the natural ability to regurgitate on command , and WWF management decided to use this as his gimmick . In Beyond the Mat , Drozdov ' s meeting with Vince McMahon is shown , with McMahon requesting Drozdov to vomit in a trashcan in his office while egging him on with bombastic commentary . He was first featured in dark matches and on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night . He debuted on the May 25 , 1998 episode of Raw is War as an associate of the tag team , the Legion of Doom . Dubbed Puke , he was the unofficial third member of the group . In late 1998 , Drozdov competed in the WWF Brawl For All tournament , making it to the semifinals before losing to Bradshaw . He was involved in a confrontation involving L . O . D . member Hawk ' s alcoholism . In this confrontation , Hawk was seen by his partner Animal as unfit to wrestle and Drozdov was tapped to take Hawk ' s place in the tag team . The situation ended with accusations that Drozdov had been the " enabler " of Hawk ' s problems and had dosed the L . O . D . member to take his place in the team . During this segment , Hawk infamously was shown to have fallen off the TitanTron . After Drozdov ' s stint with the L . O . D . , efforts were made to rebrand his persona including one involving a series of skits called " Droz ' s World " where he would tell stories about his life as a professional wrestler . He started to come into his own after turning heel . He started to build a stable of wrestlers who shared his bizarre lifestyle . He added Prince Albert to his faction as his personal " body piercing artist " and Vic Grimes was brought in briefly as Key , allegedly to be Drozdov ' s dealer . Injury . Drozdov ' s active wrestling career ended suddenly when he suffered a severe neck injury during a match with D ' Lo Brown during a WWF SmackDown ! taping on October 5 , 1999 at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island . Drozdov , in an interview , states he was wearing a loose shirt during the match . When Brown went for his signature running powerbomb , he wasn ' t able to gain a proper grip on Droz while Droz wasn ' t able to execute a proper jump to aid in the lifting of the powerbomb . As a result , the move was botched . Drozdov landed on his head , and fractured two disks in his neck . He was immediately rushed to Nassau County Medical Center where he underwent hours of surgery to reduce and stabilize the pressure on his injured neck . Even with intensive medical care , his injury left him a quadriplegic . Fellow wrestler Mick Foley recounts in his 2001 book Foley Is Good : And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling , that he was at the hospital with D ' Lo Brown after the match . Brown was extremely upset at what had happened . Foley tells how Drozdov ( on a stretcher ) told Brown not to blame himself and that it was an accident . Brown was also so upset about the incident , that he deeply considered retiring from wrestling all together . Post - injury . Drozdov remains employed by the company , and began contributing articles and essays for website and magazine content . He also became a recurring guest on the WWE Byte This ! internet show , commenting on his opinions regarding talents or upcoming matches . Currently , before every WWE pay - per - view ( PPV ) , Droz writes an article with his predictions for the matches . In one internet rant , the Ultimate Warrior was responding to an invite by WWE to appear on ' Byte This ! ' following the release of the controversial DVD The Self - Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior ; in response to the invite , Warrior infamously referred to Drozdov as " the cripple " . Droz also made an appearance on DVD in 2005 , discussing his run with the group in 1998 . In September 2007 , Drozdov was named honorary captain for a Maryland Terrapins football game against Villanova University . Personal life . Darren married fellow WWE employee Julie Youngberg in 1999 , only days after his accident . He later stated that the one thing he would like to do would be to walk Julie down the aisle . Youngberg and Drozdov divorced in late 2005 .