Darren Drozdov Darren Drozdov , ( born April 7 , 1969 ) is an essay ist , 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 quadriplegic due to a neck injury sustained from a failed wrestling maneuver , but has regained most of the use of his upper body and arms . His hiring interview with Vince McMahon was featured in the 1999 documentary " Beyond the Mat " . Football career . Drozdov , as a 6 ' 3 " , 245 lb 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 , New Jersey record in Track and Field in the shot put 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 Terrapins . 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 directly onto the football before the center could snap it . 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 " athlete was soon to be given a spot in the World Wrestling Federation . Professional wrestling career . Drozdov was originally an indie wrestler fighting under the names of Drozzy King Lake , Darren " Ripping Yarns " Laxingham and DD Da Death Dude . Droz appeared with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1997 - 1998 , where he formed a stable of " invaders " from the WWF with Lance Wright , Brakkus , Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon . 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 , thus attaining the ring name Puke . 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 was shown to have fallen ( or more likely pushed by Puke ) off the TitanTron . The feud culminated at the UK PPV " WWF Capital Carnage " when the L . O . D . team of Drozdov and Animal took on The Headbangers . During the match , Drozdov entered the ring to defend Animal who was on the receiving end of an illegal double - team by The Headbangers . While the referee was occupied ushering Headbanger Thrasher out of the ring , Headbanger Mosh rolled up Drozdov , and the referee turned around and made the three count . Animal , enraged that Drozdov got involved , began to brawl with Drozdov before walking away from the ring in disgust , effectively ending Drozdov ' s run with L . O . D . 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 . Additionally , a fan - thrown drink in the ring caused Brown to slip slightly , and as a result , the move was botched . However , during a ' Title Match Wrestling ' shoot interview , D ' Lo Brown gave a conflicting view , placing all blame on Drozdov : " Droz and I have talked about it on several occasions . . . we don ' t know what went wrong . Out of respect , we don ' t watch the tape . I can clear up a few misnomers ; it wasn ' t a fan throwing ice in the ring or throwing garbage in the ring , or I didn ' t slip . It was just . . . and it could have been anybody in the ring with him that night , it just happened to be me . It happened to be my sad misfortune to be in the ring with him . " 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 . Because the match was pre - taped , it was not aired to fans during the October 7 broadcast and has never been shown to the public . However , the footage of him being taken out on a stretcher has been seen in WWE ' s " Don ' t Try This at Home " public service announcements . Even with intensive medical care , his injury initially left him a quadriplegic with essentially no movement below the neck . Droz has since regained movement in his upper body and arms , as can be seen in a shoot interview online ( he holds his right arm up to the camera at one point ) . ( The medical definition of quadriplegia requires only that some impairment exist in all four limbs ; many quadriplegics with injuries to one or more lower cervical vertebrae have fully functioning arms but impairment of the fingers . ) Fellow wrestler Mick Foley recounts in his 2001 book " " , 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 . 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 . For several years , Droz also wrote articles with his predictions for each WWE pay - per - view . During an 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 the " Life and Death of the Road Warriors " 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 .