Charles Robinson Was In The Hospital For 12 Days After Taking A Randy Savage Elbow, Savage Checked On Him Every Day

Charles Robinson is known for his stint as a referee, but he has had a number of matches throughout his career. In 1999, he teamed with Ric Flair against Randy Savage & Madusa.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Robinson described the elbow he took from Savage as the worst bump of his career.

“Randy Savage elbow. But it wasn’t a ref bump. I was a worker then, but that was the worst bump I’ve taken the elbow from Randy Savage. He put me in the hospital for 12 days. It was Ric [Flair] and I against Medusa and Savage, and he came off the top with the elbow and Ric Flair wasn’t going to take the elbow from Savage, so they let Little Naitch. Cracked my sternum, collapsed my lung. So two hours later, I went to my room and I said, Oh, man, I just can’t breathe. Went to my room, two hours later, still can’t breathe. I called Jimmy Hart lifesaver. He called the EMTs. They came to my room, took me to the hospital, said, ‘Hey, we need to put you in the hospital.’ So that hospital, I won’t say what city, they released me the next day to fly home to Charlotte, which with a collapsed lung you’re not supposed to do that. So I went straight to the hospital for 12 days. But Randy Savage called me every day just to check on me,” he said.

Asked about working with Savage, Robinson said, “He was always real nice to me, especially if we’re in a program together, very good about what he wanted. Very clear. Some people don’t. Hey, it is what it is, but he knew exactly what he wanted to do.”

Savage and Madusa were victorious in the match.

Elsewhere during the interview, Robinson revealed he faked a rib injury after taking a spear from Goldberg. You can find his comments here.