10 Recent Wrestling Moments Which Were Too Uncomfortable To Watch
It's never fun watching our favourite wrestlers get seriously hurt.
Much like life in general, professional wrestling unfortunately has the potential to be uncomfortable on occasion.
Don't get me wrong, it definitely has its high points. Hell, even in the mother of all sh*tshows that is 2020, the industry has still found a way to deliver a string of memorable moments which successfully managed to distract fans from the horrors of the real world... for a bit, at least.
Yet, for every outstanding piece of top class in-ring action and seriously compelling promo work, there will always be another unwanted moment which thoroughly drags the wrestling community back down to the ground with a sickening thud.
These deeply uncomfortable reality checks come in many forms. Wrestlers completely botching a move and taking a disturbing looking bump, terrible attempts to merge reality into a storyline and even just plain old insane billionaires have all provided us with recent wrestling moments which have made us want to turn our TV screens off and remember happier times.
Accidents happen and mistakes are sometimes made in this business, folks. But, that doesn't make them any less disturbing when they play out on our screens and hopefully the people involved with the following incidents will learn from these missteps going forward.
10. Montez Ford Comes Down Hard On The Road To WrestleMania
When WWE suddenly moved their events into an empty Performance Center due to the current global situation, one of the first things fans at home quickly noticed was just how damn loud each strike and hit was during the various matches on show.
With no fans in the arena filling the room with sound, every kick, punch and slam sounded like a knockout blow. This was initially actually quite cool in the early days, but that lack of atmosphere eventually led to many fans fearing the worst after one particularly nasty sounding (and looking) botch on Raw.
During a bout which saw Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) teaming with Kevin Owens to take on Angel Garza, Austin Theory and Seth Rollins, Ford decided to soar over the top rope onto an unsuspecting Theory.
That was the problem, though. Theory didn't prepare himself for Ford's arrival - as Rollins was reportedly supposed to intervene beforehand - and so the star ended up landing on the ramp with an almighty bang, which sounded that much more dreadful due to the emptiness of the PC.
Ford wasn't seriously hurt and was still able to make his 'Mania debut not long after, but the botch didn't make for easy watching then and still doesn't today.