10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 23)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The People's Elbow Was Designed To Pop The Boys

The Rock Bray Wyatt

The People's Elbow finishing move is often regarded as one of the most outlandish in WWE history. Pulling an elbow pad from his arm, The Rock then surveys the scene, performs a short gesture, runs the ropes (vaulting over his opponent in the process) and then finally drops the elbow.

Triple H said on BBC Radio One that Rocky introduced the move as an attempt to make his peers laugh, not to thrill the fans. In other words, The People's Elbow started as a joke amongst the boys backstage and was never meant to be taken seriously. All The Rock was trying to do? Make co-workers standing on the ring apron corpse during tag matches.

Keeping your composure was hard to do at first, claimed Triple H, but things changed over time and fans accepted the move as a big part of Rocky's arsenal. Nobody saw that one coming, least of all The Rock, but he decided to embrace the support and continue using the move.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.