10 Fake WWE Moments You Can't Un-See
6. Catching The Dive
Because pro wrestling is dangerous, and the real craft involved is the protection of one's opponent, there are certain safeguards in place to make sure that the wrestlers are able to use their own money to drive between multiple towns per week in decent condition.
Of course, the real craft is for the wrestler to protect their opponent while they make it look like they are kicking absolute f*ck out of them, and without delving too far into "boring old bad faith ar*ehole who won't admit that pro wrestling has never once looked like a real fight" territory, a few too many modern wrestlers genuinely are too concerned with looking good than looking believable.
Once you notice a wrestler waiting for the their opponent to land on them with grateful, almost loving arms, you won't be able to watch a suicide dive in quite the same way.
In a warped way, the Performance Center staff have resolved to correct the issue of this spot feeling fake by simply instructing their NXT students not to catch dives, but elsewhere, unless Darby Allin is giving his rivals no choice in the matter, a match has to be truly exceptional to make you ignore this contrivance in a rush of adrenaline.