There are many words one could use to describe the
world of professional wrestling and the WWE. “Scripted”
is one. “Predetermined” is another. Those are entirely
valid and accurate words. “Fake” is not a word you
should use, especially around Stephen Amell . He damn
near just broke his jaw training for his match.
Both comic book fans and wrestling fans (and those of
us who are both) are all excited for Stephen Amell’s
upcoming match at WWE Summerslam. There, he will
team up with high flyer Neville to take on the team of
Stardust and Wade Barrett. In preparation for that along
with staying in shape for his day job on Arrow , Amell
was lifting weights the other day and apparently lifted a
barbell so quickly that he hit himself in the chin. He
posted a video to Facebook shortly after. To get the
right effect, try reading the following out loud without
moving your tongue.
Super fired up this morning... I was training, I was doing
a snatch-pull-curl... I don't know, with a bar. I snatched
it so hard that it literally cracked me in the jaw, right
here [shows off lower jaw]. And both my molars,
indented into my tongue. I'm okay. I'm just waiting for
some ice at the moment. Ice it down, take the swelling
of the tongue away. Hopefully get back to speaking in a
more normal voice. I'm very excited to loop my lines on
Arrow today, because I don't think I necessarily sound
like me. Nothing like ringing your bell first thing in the
morning.
We’re pretty sure we got the quote right--he’s a little
hard to understand. We’re assuming he was able to
postpone his dialogue looping. If there’s an episode in
the upcoming season where Oliver Queen has an
offscreen root canal, now you know why.
Injuries are a real thing in the world of sports
entertainment. While everybody works hard in the ring
together to make sure everyone is safe, a bad landing
can break a bone and the wrong move can tear a
muscle. We’re fairly certain this injury is a shoot, that’s
wrestling lingo for “real,” and we hope it will be the only
real injury between now and the end of the upcoming
match. Reality often informs the fantasy of the WWE
however, so don’t be surprised if the following video
shows up on WWE RAW on Monday night.
It takes a lot of work and a lot of practice to be able to
execute wrestling moves without hurting the other
person. Fans will be happy to know that Amell certainly
appears to be putting all the work in to get it right. So
much so that his jaw wasn’t the only thing that he’s
recently injured. It appears he’s also having trouble
walking and he’s in such pain he has conjured an image
that everybody should be able to relate to.
People who say wrestling isn't real should see me
hobbling around today like John McClane after Hans &
Karl shot the glass out.
— Stephen Amell (@amellywood) August 12, 2015
Everybody will be able to see the results of Amell’s hard
work when WWE Summerslam airs on the WWE Network
on August 23.
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