Eric André has revealed that he once got injured while receiving a move from WWE legend and Hollywood star John Cena.
André feels that getting injured is part of his work and across six seasons of The Eric Andre Show, the 41-year-old comedian has suffered several injuries. Andre spoke to PEOPLE and recalled a season 5 episode where the 16-time World Champion drove him through a shelf. This left Eric André concussed and was rushed to the hospital.
“It’s pretty common.I got through the shelf okay, but we forgot to sandbag the shelf — the frame of the shelf — so the metal frame tipped over and knocked me in the head. I got a concussion and went to the hospital.”
In another instance, Andre accidentally punched through a window while filming a prank in Brooklyn. He recalled having stitches and went to the hospital:
“I was trying to hammer the window, but my whole hands went through,” he says. “It sliced me up, and I had to get stitches. I had to go to the hospital for that.”
The pranks during The Eric Andre Show make it one of the wildest and entertaining shows on TV. But sometimes things go south and the host ends up getting injured.
Andre’s comedy has earned him a couple of Emmy nominations this year, one for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama series and another for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama of Variety Series.
Meanwhile, John Cena returned to WWE at last month’s Money In The Bank PLE and announced his retirement tour next year. His latest movie, Jackpot!, an action comedy directed by Paul Feig was released on Prime Video on August 15th.
