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Before Tony Khan got around to creating AEW, back in The Attitude Era, Mankind, aka Mick Foley, was one of the most unique wrestlers and known for his high-risk and extreme spots. One former WWE wrestler has claimed that a current AEW wrestler was scared of doing a spot with Mick Foley.
Road Dogg, who has performed with the best during his tenure in WWE, shared that Billy Gunn, currently with the AEW, was scared to do a spot that had Mankind and him falling off a ladder in the ring into a trash can and revealed that Dogg himself volunteered to do it instead. By the looks of it, though, Gunn finally did it himself.
"Billy was scared to take that bump. I volunteered to do it," the tweet read.
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The wrestling programming of the nineties and today is starkly different, and newer audiences would end up visibly shocked about many of the spots that were approved back in the day.
Sting called out for a risky spot in Texas Tornado Tag match at AEW Dynamite
Risky spots are pretty common in wrestling. And one spot, as recently as this week, raised concerns for everyone concerned. Sting and Darby Allin, with Ric Flair, faced members of The Callis Family, Konusuke Takeshita, and PowerHouse Hobbs at Dynamite in a Texas Tornado Tag match.
The match had deviously planned spots. At the end of it all, The Icon proceeded to put PowerHouse Hobbs through a match-ending Scorpion Death Drop from the top of the stage onto a wooden table. According to Tony Schiavone, the referee even reprimanded Sting right then and there.
“You're an idiot, you know that, don't you? You don't have to do this. Fans love you. You don't have to do this.”
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Sting has had a legendary career in numerous promotions, but his final match is only two months away, as he is set to end his illustrious career in March 2024 at AEW Revolution.
What do you think? Should wrestling promotions do away with high-risk moves as they did away with chair shots to the head? Tell us in the comments section below.
