The daughter of WWE icon Mick Foley has revealed that she suffered a rare neck injury more than five years ago that has left her with headaches ever since.
Noelle Foley, 31, explained how she was left with the long-term problem after riding a rollercoaster at the Dollywood theme park.
Speaking on the ‘Rulebreakers’ podcast, Foley explained how her neck was injured after the ride ‘went up, down, and immediately went back up.’
‘My head hit really hard, and something happened with my neck, but I didn’t know what happened,’ Foley said, as reported by Fox News.
The daughter of the retired wrestler said that it had been a ‘huge mystery’ why she was experiencing a headache for so long – until she was finally diagnosed with a rare neck issue.
‘It took me about two months to realize I had a concussion. I’m like, ‘This headache is not going away, and I’m so sensitive to lights and sounds and I feel all weird,’ she said. ‘And I was asking my dad, who you would think would know a lot about concussions, but he was like, ‘Sorry, I don’t really know.’
Noelle Foley shared that she suffered a life-changing neck injury after riding a rollercoaster
Foley’s father is WWE icon Mick Foley, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2023
The father-daughter duo are seen together in a photo from earlier this year
‘I feel like his concussions, boom, they happen, and he’s like OK. But he never really had a concussion that lasted longer than maybe a couple months. I’ve been to around 50 doctors, between doctors and physical therapists. It’s just been a mystery.
‘It wasn’t until I really started digging that I started getting answers and feeling better,; she continued. ‘I found out I have a rare neck condition called cranioservical instability, and they found that out from a digital motion X-ray.’
‘… So, they found out I tore about 10 ligaments in my neck, and because of those torn ligaments, it causes my neck to be unstable and my head isn’t securely on my neck then all your other muscles are overcompensating. So, those muscles are probably causing the headaches.’
Noelle previously trained to be a WWE wrestler like her dad, but has remained around the sport as a content creator and influencer.
Foley, meanwhile, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2023 as he was honored ahead of Wrestlemania 29.
He was involved in a serious car accident in April but thankfully was able to walk away without suffering any serious injuries.
‘I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that he was able to walk away from THAT car, but I am so incredibly thankful he was able to,’ Noelle wrote afterwards.
”Thank you so much to everyone who’s reached out. It means so much to u.’
