5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Feb 9)

2. Honkin' Take Man

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The fictional world of pro wrestling, by design, breeds fantasists.

Hulk Hogan, the world's most famous living wrestler, is also the world's most famous lying wrestler, having claimed to have drank John Belushi under the table following WrestleMania II. Belushi died four years earlier, which actually makes this one of Hogan's more plausible untruths. Ryback is in a one-man crusade to take Hogan's crown, much like he was under consideration to do ahead of WrestleMania VI, before the Ultimate Warrior got the nod. And, on the subject of the Warrior, The Honky Tonk Man, on this week's evidence, may be the most delusional of the lot. Speaking to WrestlingINC's Andy Malnoske, he, in the face of possibly the loudest evidence ever, claimed that the fans did not want the Ultimate Warrior to end his reign as Intercontinental Champion.

"So when I did lose, there was such an explosion in the building if you go back and listen. Then I lose to The Ultimate Warrior and then the people are like, ‘Yes! Yes, he lost!’ And then the second breath is, ‘But not to that guy! We wanted him beat, but not to that guy."

There was no "second breath". The reaction was as sustained as any objection countering Honky's sanity. Perhaps all that guitar strumming resulted in tinnitus.

Or perhaps Honky is living in a world of his own insane creation.

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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!