10 Wrestling Matches That Accidentally Filmed Things You Weren't Meant To See

9. Drew McIntyre Lands On A Crash Pad At WWE Hell In A Cell 2021

Drew McIntyre
WWE Network

WWE is uninteresting and unlikely to change no matter how loudly one screams into the void.

AEW meanwhile is as loved as it is defensively hated.

Two embarrassing production errors hampered recent, major matches and detracted from the violence, but only one became the story of the day.

And people say that wrestling circles are biased in favour of AEW.

Drew McIntyre also took a bump on a crash pad at this year's Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, and WWE's production also failed dismally to shoot it effectively.

What's bizarre is that Drew McIntyre took an absolute pasting in what was otherwise a very well done and super-brutal war. His red raw back looked like an horrific practical effect, and similar bumps are commonplace in virtually every promotion. Many are absorbed from greater heights. Regardless, the decision was taken to position a crash pad underneath the table, which is fine. Fine in a "WWE misses everything, so what's one more" sort of way, at least. Or it would have been, even.

Regrettably, or hilariously, WWE accidentally filmed a hand desperately trying to hide the evidence. If WWE hadn't done this, everybody would have just shrugged. Kevin Dunn hates wrestling so much that he can't even watch it for two seconds at a time anymore. Of course he didn't film the bump.

Subsequently cut from the Peacock stream, Twitter preserved it forevermore.

In this post: 
Drew McIntyre
 
First Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!