Something Odd While Replacing Rear Shocks

At the advice of others in my post about moving to Belize, many of your recommended I replace my 60k miles OME shocks. I picked up a set from Wheelers and when to town on the rears shocks today. I completed the left with with no excitement. Off and on in about 1 hour. The right side however didn't go as well. The bottom shock bolt would not come out out. It would turn, but not come out. Turning it I noticed it had a slight wobble to it, as if it was bent. Crap! I cut off the head of bolt and trying driving it out the other side, but it still wouldn't budge. Ended up jamming a saw-all blade between the shock mount and shock itself and cutoff the the remainder of the bolt inside the shock mount. That was two hours of my life I'll never get back.

Inspecting the right side shock I noticed a dent in upper shock tube. Inspecting the frame, I noticed small piece angle bracing missing from the upper shock mount when compared to the left side. Crazy because I mainly run farm roads and 2-tracks and don't ever remember hitting anything super hard compress the shocks all the way to the shock mounts. Anyone ever have a similar occurrence.

Close up of dent in right side shock.
Right side upper shock mount.
Left side upper shock mount.
So pretty.