5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Sept 14)

3. Ouch

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Impact Wrestling

Over the weekend, as part of the inaugural UK Wrestling MediaCon, Impact Wrestling presented a series of 'Vs..UK' matches, one of which pitted Jimmy Havoc against Sami Callihan.

The babyface/heel dynamic was strong here - nice guy with self-deprecating Twitter game versus low-life POS who recently confused real security guards for Indy extras like he'd been promoted to RAW and not failed dismally in NXT - but one spot in particular was genuinely bloody crackers.

Havoc, as he is wont to do, coated the canvas with thumb tacks, this time in an attempt to double foot stomp Callihan onto them. Much like he tried to escape copyright when stealing some poor soul's art work without crediting him, Callihan rolled out of the way - which meant Havoc, for Christ's sake, landed feet-first on the pins.

In wrestling, moves are absorbed across the shoulders to distribute the pain across the largest possible surface area. Havoc's bump here substituted diminished pain for searing pain on a very sensitive area of the body. How is he going to top this latest stunt?

He might as well take a cheese grater to his kn*b.

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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 surefire Undisputed WWE Universal 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!