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Sylvester Stallone Talks About The Stunt That Led To His Seven Surgeries


A stunt gone wrong led to seven surgeries for Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone knows it, having undergone seven surgeries to fix a back problem that started with wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin and a stunt that went bad. I was directing Expendables and, like an idiot, I’m doing take 10, take whatever, and I remember one slam, and I could actually feel one bang,” Stallone said on the reality series. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

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