10 Most Insane Wrestling Spots Of 2020
10. The Destroyer Heard Around The World - Impact Hard To Kill (12 January)
OH MY GOD!
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 13, 2020
SUPER DUPER CANADIAN DESTROYER BY @Willie_Mack! #HardToKill pic.twitter.com/inNLxXCm8p
Coming into the first Hard To Kill pay-per-view on 12 January, Impact Wrestling management found themselves in quite the pickle.
Their scheduled World Tag Team Championships bout for the evening - The North defending against Willie Mack and Rich Swann - was thrown into uncertainty as Swann suffered a serious ankle injury two nights before. Left with no other option, Mack went into battle against Ethan Page and Josh Alexander on his own, and oh boy, did the match deliver.
Looking to seize an opportunity to make himself a bonafide star in Impact after floundering around the midcard since his debut, Mack took it upon himself to give Alexander a Canadian Destroyer off of Page's shoulders. Keep in mind that 'Chocolate Thunder' weighs near 300 pounds, and you immediately have to give immense praise to he and both members of The North for making the spot appear so smooth.
A Canadian Destroyer, although overused in today's era of wrestling, is a dangerous move to pull off in itself. When you add in the Doomsday Device aspect of it, however, it's a totally new ballpark.
Even to this day, it remains the greatest spot of that pay-per-view, and perhaps of Impact's 2020 in general.