5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (April 6)
2. Massive Respect (For Massive Idiots) Corner
At NJPW Sakura Genesis, Will Ospreay entered an insane stint in a classic match with Marty Scurll, in which his neck was tortured in fiction and reality. He sandwiched the already battered body part between his opponent and the ring apron when attempting a Spanish Fly to the outside in just one moment of high drama, this being unintentional. Entering a brilliant bloodied babyface performance, Ospreay diffused his original stance that he may miss the 'Mania weekend festivities because he has either recovered, or is as dumb as sh*t. His Twitter game indicates the latter, but he told a very intelligent story on Sunday, earning his third ***** rating from the Wrestling Observer.
Over in the U.S., the similarly reckless Shane McMahon is going to ignore his bout of diverticulitis and impending hernia surgery to wrestle a bout with Daniel Bryan against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at 'Mania itself. If he can do anything in it, his critics must concede that his role as hardest man on SmackDown is halfway credible.
And you thought Sid was thick.
On the subject of that surreal match, Michael Cole must have assumed the controls of the WWEUniverse Twitter account, because only he could have telegraphed Shane's turn with quite as much clarity. CAPITALISING the story beat was the tweet equivalent of his falsely buying every last false f*cking finish.