Big Hoss battered and broken in high speed nightmare
The Gold and Silver Pawn Shop is down one man, and the details are absolutely gruesome. Corey Harrison, the year old heavy hitter of Pawn Stars fame, is currently rotting in a hospital bed after a motorcycle accident that nearly punched his clock for good. We have learned that Corey spent three miserable nights under the bright lights of a trauma center after his bike went down in a shower of sparks and twisted metal.
Corey took to social media on Monday, January , to show off the carnage, and it is not for the faint of heart. The reality titan is sporting a face full of nasty bruises and head wounds that look like they belong in a horror movie. He is crediting crash bars for saving his life, but even with the extra metal, his body took a savage beating that has left him completely incapacitated. This was not a minor spill; this was a life altering wreck that has the entire Pawn Stars family shaken to the core.
Eleven broken ribs and a shattered recovery plan
If you think a few scratches are the worst of it, think again. Corey dropped the real bombshell when he posted X-rays proving he has breaks in his rib cage. That is essentially a shattered chest. Doctors are saying he will be off his feet for at least six weeks, meaning the tough guy of Vegas is going to be stuck in bed doing nothing but staring at the ceiling and popping painkillers. His hands were also caught in the crossfire, wrapped in heavy bandages that suggest more than just a little road rash.
The sheer violence of the impact has raised questions about what exactly went wrong on the road. Corey is promising a full breakdown on his YouTube show once he can actually speak without gasping for air, but the suspicious silence on the cause of the crash has the rumor mill churning. Was it a mechanical failure, or was Big Hoss pushing the limits on the Vegas strip? Either way, the pound man of the past is now a broken man of the present, fighting through a brutal recovery that will take months, not weeks.
Missing the wedding of the century in Mexico
The timing of this disaster could not be worse for the Harrison clan. Corey had to break the news to his father, Rick Harrison, that he will be a no show for the big wedding bash in Cancun, Mexico. Rick, who just tied the knot with Agripina Angie Polushkin in a quickie Vegas ceremony on January , was planning a massive, high priced blowout south of the border this Monday. Now, the groomsman of honor is stuck in a hospital gown instead of a tuxedo.
Rick reportedly made a last minute dash to visit Corey on Sunday, January , before hopping a private jet to Mexico to get hitched for the fifth time. Sources tell us the mood was somber, but Rick decided the show must go on. While the rest of the family is sipping margaritas on a beach, Corey is sucking on an oxygen tank in Nevada. It is a scandalous twist for a family that prides itself on sticking together, leaving many to wonder if Rick should have postponed the party for his crippled son.
A dark history of motorcycle madness
This is not Corey’s first dance with death on two wheels, and we are starting to see a disturbing pattern. Back in , the Pawn Stars ace famously broke his hand right before his birthday after jumping off his bike to avoid a bigger collision. That little stunt earned him eight screws and two plates
Paparazzi have spotted Corey on his bikes around Vegas for years, often looking like he is invincible. But broken ribs tend to change a man’s perspective. After losing pounds following lap band surgery years ago, Corey claimed he felt better at than he did at . Well, at , he is feeling the full weight of gravity and asphalt. His health has been a rollercoaster for over a decade, and this motorcycle obsession is the one thing that seems determined to put him back in the danger zone.
The lap band legacy and the quest for health
Corey’s life has been defined by extreme transformations. He once tipped the scales at over pounds before a doctor visit revealed he was pre-diabetic. That was the spark that led to his lap band surgery, a move that dropped pounds off his frame almost instantly. He has been open about the struggle, telling audiences he can only handle five ounces of food at a time. He stopped filling his body with crap, but it seems he replaced the food addiction with a high speed adrenaline addiction that is proving just as deadly.
There is a shocking irony in a man working so hard to save his life through surgery only to risk it all on the pavement. Insiders say Corey’s personality is all or nothing, whether it is his diet, his business deals at the pawn shop, or his hobbies. This reckless streak is exactly what made him a star, but it is also what has him currently hooked up to monitors. The Pawn Stars fans are flooded with worry, but some are calling him out for the suspicious behavior of repeatedly putting himself in harms way.
Will the pawn shop survive without the muscle
With Corey sidelined for the next six weeks and Rick busy with his fifth honeymoon, the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop is facing a massive leadership vacuum. The fans are already asking who is going to keep Chumlee in line while the bosses are out of commission. This crash has the potential to derail filming schedules and leave the multi million dollar franchise in a lurch. Is this the beginning of the end for the Pawn Stars era, or just another dent in the fender?
As Corey lies in that hospital bed, the speculation is reaching a fever pitch. Will he finally hang up the helmet for good, or will he be back on a bike the second he can draw a full breath? Rick’s upcoming Mexico nuptials are already being overshadowed by the bloody headlines back home. One thing is for certain: the Harrison family is resilient, but broken ribs are a heavy price to pay for a thrill. We are waiting for that YouTube breakdown, but something tells us the real story of this crash is even messier than the X-rays show.
Would you like me to track the social media accounts of the other Pawn Stars cast members for any behind the scenes updates from Rick’s wedding in Mexico?
