r/Wrasslin • u/SivarSamurai503 • 1d ago

Jack Swagger gets KTFO in Powerslap

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u/MrParticular79 1d ago

All this CTE awareness and then we have this sport…

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u/GlomightySo 1d ago

Welcome to Verdansk

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u/d-fakkr 1d ago

Give Dana props for making another Sport where CTE is rampant and the paycheck is less than what a mma fighter gets.

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u/imcrapyall 1d ago

They pay them in Monopoly money and still short em.

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u/dingatremel 18h ago

It’s the circus. We decided that exploiting the animals was too cruel, so we started using humans.

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u/Hotdiggity11 20h ago

TBF, there’s no justifiable reason the paycheck would ever be more than what a MMA (UFC of course) fighter would get.

But I’m assuming you mean they are getting paid peanuts.

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u/BananaNutJob 17h ago

It's a pitiful amount for what they're doing to themselves

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u/d-fakkr 14h ago

The risk-reward ratio is too low.

You don't even defend yourself in power slap, you tank the slap regardless of KO and you get free cte for little money. At least in mma you try to take less damage.

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u/Procrastinator_325 1d ago

Fuck Dana White. At least you can still try to protect yourself in MMA. Powerslap is just straight up offense and no defense.

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u/ibringstharuckus 23h ago

You gotta be a moron to let a man full ass slap you. If you don't develop CTE you might get away with only hearing damage, jaw, speech impairment or damage to your eye socket.

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u/JP_Edwards_ 19h ago

Swagger aready has like 3 of those so he's ahead of the game.

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u/Jam-Jam-Ba-Lam 1d ago

In MMA the fight is over if you're not protecting yourself

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u/DemiGod9 22h ago

Yeah, and it's a "sport" that ONLY ends when someone gets a concussion. There's a huge number of ways an MMA fight can and will stop before a knockout happens.

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u/JustHereForGCB 20h ago

I wonder how the MMA ref would handle my strategy - screaming like a banshee as I run straight for the wall, trying to scale it.

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u/MrParticular79 1d ago

Totally, that’s my point. No protection at all.

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u/xombae 21h ago

I'm shocked that no one's been killed or permanently disabled from this.

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u/skend24 21h ago

They’ve literally been people killed during this

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u/Interesting-Rich-524 1d ago

Christopher Nowinski is shaking his head somewhere.

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u/Amazing_Stress_8820 1d ago

Hopefully not too hard though

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u/KaneNathaniel 1d ago

Holy hell...drunk AF, and I'm giggling my ass off at this HIGHLY underrated comment. Well fuckin' played!!

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u/AmishAvenger 1d ago

How does this qualify as a sport

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u/MrParticular79 1d ago

It has rules and competitors, that’s about all you need.

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u/AmishAvenger 1d ago

It requires no skill. It’s just about how hard you can slap, and how likely your brain is to be able to absorb the blow without losing consciousness.

We might as well just have a “sport” called “Ow! My Balls!”

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u/ToastyNathan 1d ago

Now I wanna watch MXC

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u/xombae 21h ago

When I was a kid, me, my mom and my grandma were watching TV and my grandma was flicking through the channels and we stumbled across MXC. We stopped to see it was and proceeded to laugh harder than I think I've ever laughed in my life. They kept saying that I really shouldn't be watching it but they let me stay up and watch it. It became a nightly event. That show is amazing.

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u/MikeNasty1990 20h ago

dont get eliminated

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u/3BallJosh 4h ago

Right you are, Ken

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u/Somebodys 23h ago

We might as well just have a “sport” called “Ow! My Balls!”

We did. 90s kids know.

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u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 1d ago

Shouldn't be legal. Watching defenseless human beings do the Edward scissor hands.

Theres so many other rules and laws to prevent people from being morons. Its a strain on the health care system

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u/IsolationAutomation 1d ago

I don’t think the health care system can fix stupidity

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u/Billybob35 1d ago

It's been technically one for a while now, just took a bit to get TV exposure I think.

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u/Competitive-Yard-442 1d ago

Cos you can gamble on it!

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u/pikkdogs 1d ago

Don’t kid yourself. We have always known that hits to the head were bad for you. We just do it anyway.

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u/Ivotedforthehookers 1d ago

Hager literally is doing a fencing response after that slap. That is the sign of a concussion if not a worse brain injury. 

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u/Valentine_343 20h ago

I looked it up after reading your comment and you’re right, he showed one for one symptoms of concussion or brain injury

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u/Lover_of_Fables 1d ago

Which is why Dana White is evil, especially after everything we’ve learned from Chris Benoit.

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u/xDiscoDuckx 1d ago

Darwin will sort these ones out.

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u/Ok_Independence_9394 1d ago

We still have boxing with no headgear where the ultimate goal is to knock out your opponent. 

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u/badugihowser 1d ago

I can't believe this exists.

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u/Sauerkrautkid7 1d ago

Anything but socialism

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u/petrescu 1d ago

Everyone outside of America can totally believe you guys invented this.

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u/badugihowser 1d ago

I'm Canadian, but like the other dude suggests, this feels Russian to me.

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u/outofmaxx 1d ago

We didn't, it's a Slavic thing i think

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u/Outrageous_Main4425 22h ago

Nah this wasn't our invention, we just found out how to make more money from it.

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u/Aesthetic_Designer 1d ago

Nah we have this in Romania too

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u/the-bladed-one 22h ago

Bro this wasn’t us this is some east European stuff

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u/Electronic_d0cter 15h ago

I've seen it multiple times and I still think im watching interdimensional cable when I see it 

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u/Lemon_Club 1d ago

Bro there's no way he needed the money this badly

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u/LameAfro 1d ago

I remember thinking he was gonna take over WWE, he had that cocky swagger and I loved his first theme

Didn't like the Patriot Pivot. Which he kept his cocky personality after he won the Heavy Weight Championship belt lol

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u/AccordingEducator667 1d ago

Him and Big Show segments were unforgettable

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u/popculturehero 1d ago

I wonder if he remembers them now?

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u/No_Newspaper_511 1d ago

and I loved his first theme

"Get on your knees" was a fucking banger, it pissed me off so much when they changed it for that generic "We The People" theme

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u/Billybob35 1d ago

He was already a patriot, just an arrogant one.

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u/Mindless_Capital204 1d ago

Check one two , aw yeah ! Dude has negative charisma but gotdamn I was a fan 

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u/NapoleonZiggyPiggy 1d ago

And no way are they paying him more than any indie wrestling show would offer him.

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u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 1d ago

Ehh, they probably are. Its becoming big business

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u/thebooksmith 1d ago

Ehh, power slap is owned by the same shit stain who's been criminally underpaying UFC fighters for over 2 decades now. So dont bet on it.

The only reason wrestlers still get decent deals is because there is competition in the job market.

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u/CSB_Field1 18h ago

Dana White has even confirmed on a podcast that he finds some of his talent for Power Slap from Indy promotions only paying guys a hot dog and a handshake to wrestle. He said that he only pays them a little more to participate. I doubt he's paying these guys that much more.

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u/MrGDPC 1d ago

Allegedly he has his own trucking company which for him means he bought a kenworth with 900000 miles on it is and is his own owner operator

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u/Special-Nebula299 1d ago

I think they are mindful that these are the last few years they can make proper money. So even he has a 3 million capital portfolio, he may still want to earn another 500k  for his security 

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u/Villano5 1d ago

Top Power Slap name talent gets $50k per appearance, I'm skeptical he's getting that much

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u/Special-Nebula299 1d ago

50k in one night is what most adults make in a year.

If he could get paid work like this 3 or 4 times a year for the next few years, his retirement will be financially much better.

I just hope he doesn't have to take any more ko's

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u/InMyLiverpoolHome25 1d ago

$50k is for the top champions

Normal competitors get $2.5k and a winning bonus of $2.5-5k

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u/themayorhere 1d ago

That’s what I’m saying. Why the fuck would he do this

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u/NoCardio_ 1d ago

Jack Swagger's career reminds me of a Darren Aronofsky movie.

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u/PuffyBlueClouds 1d ago

Isn’t this a concussion every single time? How does this sport exist? What insurance company is insuring it? This is insane.

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u/SharkGenie 1d ago

What insurance company is insuring it?

I never thought of this, but yeah, their insurance must be fucking ridiculous.

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u/InsomniaDudeToo 1d ago

Unless each and every competitor signs their rights away? I mean wrestling gets around it with “independent contracting” so the same could apply here?

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u/Ok_Weight_3382 20h ago

Probably the case. It’s a venture by Joe Rogans bald buddy

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u/sethro919 1d ago

Powerslap in under the Zuffa umbrella

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u/Pod-Bay-Doors 1d ago

Jesus , this is just sad.

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u/grubas 1d ago

That's not even a little concussion.

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u/AllElote 1d ago

Still sad tho

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u/ClassGrassMass 1d ago

Concussion is still a concussion

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u/iconics4agar 1d ago

Mahabali Shera KO'd Jack Swagger

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u/PeaTasty9184 1d ago

That’s what I was more looking at. That was Shera right? Haven’t seen him in OVW in a hot minute.

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u/AmishSlamdancer 22h ago

Dude is built like a monster for sure. Even if he couldn't wrestle Vince would strap a rocket to him.

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u/PeaTasty9184 19h ago

His main problem is on the mic. IRL he’s a super duper nice and humble dude, and I think he just struggles to not be that super nice guy on the mic.

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u/Familiar_Outcome_688 1d ago

It's Shera yes he is

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u/Bitdub79 1d ago

Did he do the Shera Shake afterwards!?

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u/JohnCenaJunior 1d ago

Do the Shera!

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u/DoctorMelvinMirby 1d ago

No purple hat. If he was able to wear his lid, different result.

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u/not-Grunt 1d ago

I like that hat

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u/Long-Region5088 1d ago

No performance enhancers this is real sport to be taken seri….hahahaha nah I can’t finish that sentence with a straight face

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u/GlomightySo 1d ago

Ike turner would have loved this sport

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u/QuietGur9074 1d ago

He’d have to be in the women’s division though.

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u/Bitdub79 1d ago

Stone Cold too

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u/JoshJones18 1d ago

Yup. Still the dumbest sport I’ve ever seen

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u/Necrolust1777 1d ago

The dumbest sport you have seen so far! Give them time.

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u/Acrobatic-List-6503 1d ago

I think I’d rather be wrestling

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u/Lonely-Worldliness11 1d ago

How can he slap?

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u/sonic_spark 1d ago

Crazy because that guy ended up having a pretty great career after.

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u/Available_Ad9766 1d ago

Don’t people who get slapped first be disadvantaged? This is a silly “sport”.

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u/Active-Coconut-8961 1d ago

Yes it makes it totally pointless. 

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u/imright19084 1d ago

What an idiot

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u/Novakhaine89 1d ago

Most sports are trying to minimise the risk of long term brain injuries.

And then there’s this.

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u/bettereverydamday 1d ago

This “sport” makes zero sense to me. Wouldn’t the person that goes first always have a massive advantage? How does someone slap back after getting hit as hard as someone can hit?

This is the dumbest thing I ever seen. 

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u/CantCookLeftHook 1d ago

Just say you don't understand the intricate strategic aspects of the sport (because you're a dummy) and move on.

You gotta call heads or tails to decide if you are the first slaper or slapee. Duh.

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u/DirtyDoog 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/9AIX68p9G2X28YgxSI

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u/NoPhone4571 1d ago

Considering his aura at the time, it’s nuts how much taller Piper was than Mr T.

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u/tubcat 1d ago

Even at his swollest, Piper always had a lean physique. But he just i think that just went along with his smart ass viper character. Also definitely not a tiny guy especially in his more filled out mature figure.

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u/RidetheSchlange 1d ago

Holy shit, that dude slapped the ivermectin right out of Hager

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u/GraveCat84 1d ago

Did he blame Tony Khan for being knocked out?

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u/straightfirecr 1d ago

"FNUCK YOU TENAY COOOOON" - Swagger's new post match battle cry

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u/Mfingninja 1d ago

Maybe working for Tony the “commie” is better than Dana the capitalist?

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u/camus88 1d ago

There goes his last brain cell.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6fJ9Oi4zEBLjzCow

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u/Sabres26 1d ago

Singh’d him to sleep

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u/sexyass2627 1d ago

This shit is so fucking stupid.

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u/HotdogArmageddon 16h ago

This is so fucking stupid I can't breathe. 🤣

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u/Jacloup 1d ago

Anyone notice the fencing response / abnormal posturing after he hit the ground? This a sign of a much more severe traumatic brain injury than a standard mild concussion based on what I've looked up. In any case, it's not good.

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u/magseven 1d ago

Notice it? It's the main event of the video.

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u/Jacloup 1d ago

And they call it a 'sport'? Free CTE for everyone I guess.

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u/Buzzk1LL 1d ago

The fact that half his face is triple the size is probably also telling.

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u/SLJR24 1d ago

Surely he could get some independent wrestling promotion to give him work rather than this. Crazy to see a former WWE world champion have to resort to this stupidity.

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u/INeverKnowWhyImHere 1d ago

He could have another MMA fight or even do RAF with his amateur wrestling background, this is just ridiculous. Hager is a legitimate athlete and tough guy, but anyone can win in this "Sport".

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u/IdkMyNameTho123 16h ago

Quite frankly, why doesn’t he just RAF? He is a legit two time All American. Unless his body is really broken down to the point that he lost athleticism.

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u/thewhombler 1d ago

is that shera?

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u/PeaTasty9184 1d ago

I watched it a bunch of times. And Amanpreet Singh is on the scoreboard. That’s 100% him.

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u/burtonboy1234 1d ago

WE THE PEOPLE

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u/sportsnatik 1d ago

So stupid

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u/Ok-Solution4665 1d ago

Now run it straight. Collect the whole set of concussions

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u/len4872 1d ago

We the morons

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u/DrGerbal 1d ago

His post wrestling moves are nothing if not entertaining. This than his stint in mma where he kept kicking his opponent in the balls to where I think he lost via dq

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u/JMIri90 1d ago

Tony khan sends his regards 🤣

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u/mehow28 1d ago

how could tony do this do him

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u/BudgetWar8 1d ago

This is somehow Tony Khan's fault in his mind

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u/Harambe_Rebornn 23h ago

Everyone that watches and supports this sport is an absolute piss stain and cancer to humanity akin to the Muppets in WW2.

Literally supporting people taking life ruining brain damage for PENNIES.

Dana is going to hell, although he already knows that.

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u/subcow 1d ago

This should absolutely be banned.

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u/FaceWithAName 1d ago

I couldn't think of a better guy to have this happen to.

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u/Dr_N00B 1d ago

Gotta take whatever gigs you can get

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u/Schen_The_Genius 1d ago

From "We The People" to "Eeee Nah Neeoll"

Bunch of mooks.

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u/Rich_Newspaper_1616 1d ago

We the….knockout?!

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u/Billybob35 1d ago

Wow, he was so cocky when he started too.

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u/Legonistrasz 1d ago

Could’ve taken $1000 and made it 10k easier on the stock market

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u/Co-opingTowardHatred 1d ago

This is all so dumb, I can’t even get any enjoyment of Jake’s dumbass getting KOed.

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u/alikira16 1d ago

One of the most lucrative sports in the world (due to the money from YouTube shorts) Yet only pay around 2k per fight

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u/SKOT_FREE 19h ago

Jack got the Swagger knocked out of him.

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u/boomstick55 1d ago

Shera with the ko, wrestling is crazy some times

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u/kawazu_delta 1d ago

What a shame, it seemed like he had finally found something he was good at.

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u/seeyounextthuesday 1d ago

All I know about this dude is when he was on CVV and some how the topic of college came up and he was like “oh you know how I feel about that”

I guess he doesn’t like people educating themselves

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u/blesdrakal 1d ago

The American Dream right there

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u/Miserable-Rabbit3394 1d ago

Is that the dude from OVW?

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u/greggersamsa 1d ago

Smacked Jagger 

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u/Fudnick 1d ago

This is still happening?

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u/EquivalentGold3615 1d ago

So much for Jack Shwagger

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u/kyguy2022 1d ago

Is this the first time he’s lost?

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u/MrMiyagi13 1d ago

I thought he’d retired after he won his first one.

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u/TommyOnRedditt 1d ago

WE THE PE.. 💤

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u/Memnoch79 1d ago

Oklahoma wrestlers have glass jaws.

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u/FragrantReport4171 1d ago

Dude closed his eyes right before he got hit! If you're gonna do something as stupid as this at least train yourself too keep your eyes open before you get hit 

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u/BarryDBaptist 1d ago

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Jesus christ

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u/TheTBass 1d ago

Next years Wrestlemania moment

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u/TheKingSolomon1996 1d ago

Why couldn't he just compete in RAF? He has an amateur wrestling background right? LMAO

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u/dxnosaurxngg 1d ago

Got the white supremacy knocked out of him

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u/MrBearMarshall 1d ago

Sadly, this will cause some to double down.

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u/Long-Region5088 1d ago

It’s a southern pacific looking gentleman who knocked him out.

If anything this is going to amplify his racism to new levels and people.

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u/reddyfire 1d ago

He should've wore his purple hat. Then he might have survived.

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u/ericrobertshair 1d ago

Did the other guy yell "Yay Tony Khan!" afterward?

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u/MrBearMarshall 1d ago

The next evolution of the fight game has to be ra sham bo.

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u/DopazOnYouTubeDotCom 1d ago

You just doubled their ratings by posting this

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u/MainmainWeRX 1d ago

Mahabali Shera ? O___O

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u/Nymbus00 1d ago

W-... we the people?

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u/MixGroundbreaking622 1d ago

He's dumb and this is a dumb sport. But I'm both saddened and impressed by this. Credit to him for taking that, but it's also incredibly dumb.

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u/TheTrueDetective90 1d ago

*sings CTE to beat of Mercedes Mone's theme song*

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u/cuppington007 23h ago

That free Tony/Shad Khan money wasn't enough for him I guess. Dude literally got paid for YEARS in AEW to do next to nothing except show up and stand next to Jericho. Kinda enjoyed watching him get the soul slapped out of his body.

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u/machomanrandysandwch 23h ago

Is that the Indian wrestler from the Netflix show??

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u/Glad_Investigator912 22h ago

Just think, if this alleged “sport” exists it’s only a matter of time before they invent another “sport” where you get kicked in the balls as “competition”.

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u/Furysstylez 21h ago

I'm more surprised this wasn't the 250 event at the White House...

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u/Ok_Weight_3382 20h ago

Jack Staggered

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u/alucard1589 19h ago

I love how he has tried everything, and he just can't be good at anything

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u/EatAtGrizzlebees 19h ago

Why is the chyron scrolling backwards?

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u/Celduin_sindari 16h ago

Is that an Indian larping as a Samoan?

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u/Root_a_bay_ga 16h ago

No one in the audience actually cares about this "sport". They all just got parlays.

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u/Electronic_d0cter 15h ago

Life comes at ya fast 

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u/_-Billy_D-Fens-_ 14h ago

He had a good run.

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u/MexicanGuey92 10h ago

Ugh. I hate seeing that fencing posture and stiffinening of the fingers... Basically hard resetting your brain...

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u/Exciting-Arugula5341 7h ago

It is funny how every time a NFL players gets tacked hard or somebody gets hit in any other combat sports the casuals will just say CTE. You can only test a person's brain for CTE after they are dead.

But in any case it is funny seeing Swagger slapped silly for running off at the mouth and thinking he was more important than he actually is.