Stephen Amell Suffered Severe Injury While Filming ‘Heels’

Stephen Amell became a big name thanks to his role as the Green Arrow on CW’s Arrow but fans started loving him more thanks to his role in Heels. With that said, it appears Amell suffered a severe injury while filming Heels.

Heels featuring Stephen Amell, made a significant impact on television in 2021 by offering the storytelling and drama that wrestling fans had been craving and fans couldn’t get enough of it.

While speaking on Busted Open Radio, Stephen Amell revealed that he injured his back on the first day of shooting for Heels. He described how he attempted a coast-to-coast move, but didn’t clear the ring as much as he wanted on the first attempt.

On the second try, he overcompensated and landed at a 90-degree angle, which resulted in a compression fracture to his T10 and L1 vertebrae. Amell described the incident as “so stupid” and “so dumb.”

“On our first day of shooting wrestling, our first scene was me doing a coast-to-coast. You know, you’re running and gunning back in the day and you really don’t think. We could have shot it from a couple of different angles; we could have put a mat down. We did the first take, and I did fine. I was supposed to do the coast-to-coast, drag the guy out into the center of the ring, and cover him for the one, two, three. I didn’t clear as much of the ring as I wanted to, so I did it again. Unbelievably, I did it again and went too far, landing at a 90-degree angle, sitting up and down. I ended up with a compression fracture to my T10 and L1 on our first day of wrestling. So stupid. I mean, so dumb.”

Heels was eventually cancelled but has made its way back to Netflix. Depending on the success of the show on Netflix, fans are hopeful for a third season. With the show creator hinting at a possible collaboration with WWE, anything is truly possible for the show now.

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