re: Mr. McMahon (Netflix) *Spoilers*

I had no idea John Stossel was a little bitch

Dude FAFO

WCW

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Austin 3:16

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Does he really believe CTE isn’t a thing? I was definitely surprised when he said that.

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He's basically saying that if you are injuring your wrestling partner, then you're a fuking hack anyway and shouldn't be wrestling.

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Something going wrong in a match, which clearly happened to Austin, compared to headshots over a period of time which can cause CTE aren’t the same thing. I know it’s a documentary and its all edited but it sure made it look like Austin doesn’t think CTE is a thing, nor does he care.

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My question today is how can they fall from Hell In the Cell matches into tables, wrestlers, etc and not break any bones. I know they built them to withstand the inertia , but it’s still 16-20ft high.

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The tables cushion the fall, especially the announcer table. They’re still taking a bump, but its not like they’re slamming into solid ground from that high. Or another wrestler that’s on the floor is basically being trusted to catch the high flyer. Guys have gotten hurt jumping over the ropes to the outside and the other guy fricked up and didn’t catch them

The one I always thought was insane was Mankind getting chokeslammed through the roof of HITC into the ring. Foley was legit insane for some of the stuff he did, especially barbed wire stuff in ECW.

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Shane McMahon jumped an astonishing 50ft Cell. Unbelievable!!

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You mean when he fell off the top of the stage climbing to run from Steve Blackman? Watch that spot…his landing spot was cushioned. Looked great on TV though

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The one I always thought was insane was Mankind getting chokeslammed through the roof of HITC into the ring. Foley was legit insane for some of the stuff he did, especially barbed wire stuff in ECW.

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Yea I agree with you, that was crazy! I’m sure they do something with the barbwire? Maybe dull it down? However, I recall it actually sticking!

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You mean when he fell off the top of the stage climbing to run from Steve Blackman?

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I’m referring to the Big Show March! I know the table is cut and braced together, but if I jumped on one at that height it would still be falling through wood

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The one I always thought was insane was Mankind getting chokeslammed through the roof of HITC into the ring.

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That wasn't planned. The cage broke from the weight of him and Taker.

actually here you go....

According to Foley, Calaway and Prichard, the second bump through the cell roof was completely unplanned,[24][43][28] Calaway would later say that he thought Foley was legitimately dead following the second fall,[45] and asked Funk to check if he was still alive,[30][46] while Foley would describe Ross' commentary as "not part of a wrestling match, but a legitimate cry for my well-being".[45] Foley later said that the only reason he survived the fall was because he did not take the chokeslam properly, as he had been too exhausted to lift his body weight in response to the chokehold.[47][27] In his memoir Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, Foley called it both the best and worst chokeslam he ever took, saying that despite its looks, he would have likely died if he had landed properly.

Foley would later explain that the roof of the cell was supposed to sag sufficiently so that The Undertaker could kick Mankind through, allowing him to dangle by his feet and eventually fall in a rotation to land on his front.[18][29][35][48] This is supported by Prichard, who claimed that the original plan was for Calaway to chokeslam Foley at least three times, which would cause the roof of the cage to gradually collapse to a safe distance above the ring.[49] Years later, Calaway would note that just before executing the chokeslam, he had been standing with his left foot on the same panel that Mankind fell through, but decided to place it on the support bar the panel was attached to have more stability for lifting Mankind.[28] Writing in his autobiography More Than Just Hardcore, Funk wrote "watching from the back, I thought he was dead. I ran out here and looked down at him, still lying in the ring where he'd landed. His eyes weren't rolled back in his head, but they looked totally glazed over, like a dead fish's eyes".[50] In 2021, McMahon told A&E that he was "freaked out" by the incidents.[8]

You don't need to be a high flyer to get CTE. WWE still allowed unprotected chair shots to the head, pile drivers, brain busters and other dangerous moves when Austin was active.

Awesome documentary.

I don’t think Vince is as bad of a person that people think.

I’m within the camp of “women wanna do whatever they need to do to get ahead, but will whine about it later”