Droz's active wrestling career in WWF ended suddenly when he suffered a severe neck injury during a match with [[Accie C. Connor|D'Lo Brown]] during a ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|WWF SmackDown!]]'' taping on [[October 55th5]], [[1999]] at the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Nassau Coliseum]] in [[Long Island]]. A fan had thrown a drink into the [[squared circle|ring]], spilling its contents over one section, a fact of which both wrestlers and the [[referee]] were unaware. Brown went for his trademark [[powerbomb|running powerbomb]] and subsequently slipped on the wet patch of the ring while holding Droz in his arms, resulting in the [[botch (professional wrestling)|botching]] of the move. Droz landed improperly, on his head, and fractured two disks in his neck. <ref>"Wrestler Is Injured In L.I. Competition." The New York Times. New York, NY. Oct 7, 1999. pg B8.</ref> 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. Even with intensive medical care, his injury left him a [[quadriplegic]]. Before this injury it was expected that Droz had a very bright future within the WWF as Vince McMahon was a big fan of his.
