5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (August 31)

2. Izzy Havin' A Laugh?

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Izzy is cancelled.

Bumping really hurts. Imagine Stephanie McMahon screeching 'Monday Night RAAAWWWW!', and you are close to the pain. Your writer has no real way of knowing, but that's because I wouldn't take one, because bumping really hurts.

If you're one of those people who said, in the aftermath of this week's furore, that so what, loads of wrestlers started young, look at Paige (yes, look at Paige), look at Rey Mysterio - go and buy a Moses basket mattress. Lay it on a wooden floor. Then, find the nearest chair. Climb onto it, and fall back-first to the thin "protective" matting below.

This will hurt you.

And when Izzy was choke slammed by Indy chancer Effy at a Punk Pro Wrestling show, he most certainly hurt a prepubescent child for the cheapest of cheap pops. Izzy's head snapped back onto the canvas in sickening fashion. This doesn't happen when trained professionals take the move, because trained professionals tuck their chins. Bumping hurts. Barely trained children who aren't physically equipped to absorb the damage should not be taking choke slams.

Put your garbage takes in a garbage can, people. I cannot stress that enough.

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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!