10 Fake WWE Moments You Can't Un-See

5. The Tombstone Cuddle

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It's quite amusing that the Undertaker is held aloft as a sacred old school worker when the "wrestling looks too choreographed now" debate rears its head every friggin' fortnight.

He walks across the top rope and expects his opponent to stand there, which is hardly UWF-i style ultra grapplef*ck realism. At least Fénix sprints when he does it, in order to make it feel like a unique attack that is difficult to defend against. 'Taker also performs magic tricks. 'Taker also, of course, executes a plancha over the top rope, which his opponents make sure to safely cushion his landing. It's honestly a wonder that he doesn't wear kick pads.

His Tombstone piledriver also requires an immersion-breaking degree of cooperation, if you look closely enough. The wrestler taking it, in addition to tea-bagging the Dead Man, wraps their arms around his waist and clasps them together so that they are able to assist with controlling their landing and avoiding damage to their head.

To complete a move designed to hurt their head.

It's nothing too glaring, with the correct camera shot, but still, the Undertaker isn't George Hackenschmidt, lads.

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