Its not entirely clear what the actual kayfabe intent of the stunner is but normally people sell it as a sort of knockout blow even though all the pressure seems to be on the throat. Regardless of what the move would actually do to you, performers have sold it in a remarkably consistent manner over the years. Aside from the Rocks brilliant oversell at Wrestlemania XIX highlighted in the last overselling article, most performers had a pretty standard response where they would be sprawled out with their eyes closed like they had beenstunned (duh). McMahon though, went a different way. This was probably to emphasise the power of the move and to also emphasise the fact that because he wasnt a wrestler, the move would hit him particularly hard. However in the end he just looked like a fish who had just been pulled in from the ocean, with his eyes wide open, and his body flopping around in wild convulsions. It was a solid effort from McMahon and no doubt the intention was good but at the time, and in hindsight it looks utterly ludicrous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8rYILw_uLg
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