5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (June 1)

4. Flaming Idiot

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At a recent Philippine Wrestling Revolution show, a wrestler believed to be James 'Idol' Martinez set himself ablaze before performing a crossbody block on his opponent. This was dumber than it even was on the face of it; the moron set his back on fire before attempting to strike somebody with his chest. In a cathartic reminder that actions still have consequences in 2018, the flames didn't die out after he - and of course he did - missed the dive in the first place. Martinz must be the dumbest wrestler on the planet - or at least, he would be, had Enzo Amore not launched his rap career a few days back.

He could be the dumbest wrestler still active, mind. Competition is not inconsiderable.

Will Ospreay is a supernatural athlete with an ever-improving storytelling game, but is about as good as your gammon grandad on Twitter. Titus O'Neil can't place one foot in front of the other, which is something of a requirement for everybody in the post-infant stage of their development, much less a pro wrestler. Braun Strowman can't go one match without blasting his shoulder into the ring post. Ryback thought James Cameron named his 1991 legendary action flick Terminator 2: Judgment Day because the plot featured two Terminator characters, hilariously ignorant to sequel title conventions and the very inspiration behind his cyborg wrestling character. He even told CM Punk outright that he was "as dumb as f*ck", and he wasn't wrong.

Still, young Martinez literally burned through the competition this week, and unless Ryback takes credit for the idea - which isn't that remote a possibility - his status looks secure for now. Or at least until an oblivious WWE chickensh*t heel books himself into a match by interfering in the opening segment of RAW.

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