Will Ospreay "I dont know if this ride will be a long one"

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Apr 19, 2023 14:32:43 GMT -5 Mochi Lone Wolf said:

Apr 19, 2023 14:25:33 GMT -5 Cyno said:

And it's not like the WWE style hasn't yielded its share of long-term and career-threatening injuries. It's pro wrestling. Wear and tear is always going to be a factor no matter how "safe" a style is. And freak accidents happen a lot more on the mundane shit than anything.

Rey Mysterio was just on Logan Paul's podcast and they talked about Paul and Ricochet's mid air spot, and Paul talked about how he hurt himself on the landing because he didn't land right. Rey responded with "There's no right way to land." That's true. The way they teach people how to take bumps and the like is basically just harm reduction. Years of simply taking flat backs are bad enough to cause the kind of wear and tear you see on older wrestlers.

And that's a big reason why I'm hesitant to criticize stiff body shots. There's not much getting around the amount of damage that the flat back bump does over time - we do not have pro wrestling as we know it without that. If a wrestler things taking a smack in the chest is worth it, I feel like I can't say they're wrong when most of the alternatives for popping the audience involve yet another flat back bump.