What the Hell Happened to Michael Smith?

January 3rd, 2023 — Michael Smith hits the greatest leg in darts history, a nine-darter in the World Championship final, defeats Michael van Gerwen, and becomes world champion and world number one on the same night.

Less than two years later, he’s lying in bed crying from pain, unable to walk, missing majors for the first time in over a decade, and watching his ranking collapse.

This is the heartbreaking, inspiring, and unbelievable story of how a world champion’s body fell apart the moment he finally achieved his dream.

In this documentary, we explore:

🔥 The St Helens kid who broke his hip at 15 and learned darts on crutches
🔥 Eight consecutive major final defeats and the belief he’d “never win one”
🔥 The breakthrough at the 2022 Grand Slam
🔥 The night he became immortal — Smith’s nine-darter in the 2023 World Championship final
🔥 The silent collapse that followed
🔥 Arthritis, shoulder injuries, ankle damage, painkillers, and 80+ minutes of daily treatment
🔥 The emotional breakdown: “I can’t walk.”
🔥 Smith’s brave comeback in 2025, fighting through pain to reach TV stages again
🔥 The uncertain future: can a body this broken still compete with Littler and Humphries?

Michael Smith didn’t just win a world title.
He paid for it — with his body.

But the fire is still burning.

Will Bully Boy rise again? Or will his World Championship be both his crowning moment… and the beginning of the end?

Comment below:
👉 Do you think Smith will win another major?



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