10 Life-Saving Wrestling Moments
4. AJ Styles Saves James Ellsworth
The Styles Clash is a move that is performed against the natural instincts developed from a professional wrestler's training.
There's a natural element of risk to the move accordingly, but again, consider how many wrestlers have taken it safely compared to the string of workers in the mid-2010s that did not. Proportionally, it is a safe move that is taken with the understanding that the chin is not to be tucked. Because wrestling fans like most people are cruel, James Ellsworth failed to tuck his chin in 2016 because guess what lads, he doesn't have one!
Wahey!
The guilty laugh people had when it was established that Ellsworth was OK eventually became less guilty, but regardless: Styles, his senses sharpened by a few disastrous executions of his finish, noticed at the very last moment that the plucky jobber had tucked his head. Styles was mid-leap when he noticed, and with stunning timing, modified his landing and intentionally botched the move to save his opponent.
His friendship group is obsessed with the concept of good-brothering and yes, the odd vile belief aside, AJ proved himself a good brother here.