5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Sept 28)

3. A Botch We Can Laugh At

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Gunnar the Pagan Destroyer - what a name that is, incidentally - had a bit of a nightmare getting into the ring recently.

Brilliantly, he entered the ring to the strains of a crunching generic rock track, designed to convey intimidation, before trying to climb over the top rope. Like Diesel! And then he completely tanked. Like Diesel! The guy was fine, and even tweeted something fairly badass and self-deprecating in the aftermath, so we can laugh at this guilt-free.

This Indy geek will never make it in the big leagues, where the real pros wrestle. You won't see any highly-trained, professional athletes embarrassing the recognised leader of global sports entertainment. Apart from Jinder Mahal. Or Brie Bella. Or Titus O'Neil. Or Sin Cara (either version). Or John Cena at WrestleMania.

Watch the video closely, at 0:16, and you will immediately see a concerned third row punter spring to attention. Can he take Dr. Amann's job?

The less glamorous reaches of the Independent scene yielded another laugh recently, as the chancers of RISE: Underground Pro Wrestling promoted a match inside of a fast food chain restaurant featuring such luminaries as "Big Joe" and "Big Dave". They sound like total leisure centre no-marks until you remember that Michael Cole utters the words "BIG DOG" at least five times every Monday.

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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!