10 Wrestling Spots Wrestlers Regret
These wrestlers won't be in a rush to receive or perform these spots ever again!
Though there's no questioning that the fundamentals of professional wrestling, be that a solid grappling exchange or slobber-knocking striking shoot-out, are undoubtedly at the heart of any instant classic you're likely to witness go down in a squared-circle, as time has rolled by, it's the jaw-dropping "moments" that have become the major headline coming out of a much-anticipated showdown.
These "spots" can manifest themselves in everything from a sickening bump through a stack of tables off the top-rope to a particularly gnarly variation of a move fans have already grown accustomed to seeing end a bout at the best of times. But with the drama and danger usually being dialled up for these potentially iconic feats of physical peril, it's not hard to see why some stars have since admitted harbouring a few feelings of regret over putting their body through undoubted hell from time to time.
From nearly being killed by insanely brutal manoeuvres to thinking that a crowd-popping climax was just out-and-out dumb in hindsight, each of the following wrestlers clearly won't be in any rush to replay their greatest/most savage hits later down the road.
10. Mick Foley Regrets Taking Too Many Chair Shots From The Rock - Royal Rumble, 1999
Kicking things off with perhaps the most extreme and fearless person to ever set foot inside of a wrestling ring, you'd be forgiven for assuming that the legendary Mick Foley had more than a few merciless moments he likely regrets upon a recap.
But as it goes, the Mankind man only seems to class one bump - or series of bumps in this case - as a time he maybe went a little bit too far. Referring to his savage Royal Rumble 1999 "I Quit" classic opposite The Rock, Foley would take to Twitter in paying tribute to the contest, admitting to The Great One that the pair "may have gone a little too far on this particular evening."
22 YEARS AGO TODAY!
I think @TheRock and I may have gone a little too far on this particular evening. pic.twitter.com/rqcZhmqv0s
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 24, 2021
And when rewatching the excessive-chair-shot-to-the-head showcase that went down in front of his family on the night during the Beyond the Mat documentary, Foley would also admit, "I don't feel like such a good dad anymore."
Few kids can honestly call their paps one of the toughest folks ever to walk the face of the earth and whip out the footage to prove it. But you can understand why Mick likely would change a few of these more vicious beats if he had the chance to go back.