10 Most Genuinely Frightening Moments In Wrestling History

10. Brock Lesnar’s Failed Shooting Star Press

Brock Lesnar is one of the toughest men alive right now. A national collegiate wrestling champion, a widely successful UFC fighter and former Heavyweight champion, he's a legitimate badass who could genuinely destroy almost anyone he could encounter. He is an otherworldly figure of toughness and intimidation, seemingly invulnerable to traditional pain. But he's human and like all of us, he has made mistakes.

In his WrestleMania XIX main event with Kurt Angle, Lesnar went to the top rope to execute a Shooting Star Press, a move he'd mastered in FCW and had been convinced to pull off as the finish for his match with Angle. Upon executing the move, it became clear that Angle was too far away and Lesnar hadn't timed the rotation correctly, causing Lesnar to plummet neck first onto the canvas.

He was immediately concussed and lucky he wasn't paralysed or even killed from blunt force trauma. Thankfully, he wasn't severely hurt and was able to finish the match but it could have been so much worse. His aura only grew from being able to withstand the punishing bump, but it's a reminder that even men like Lesnar are mortal and that this business is always dangerous.