5 Dangerous wrestling moves that involve Spiking

Kevin Owens about to K.O. his opponent

People say that wrestling is fake. Yes, it’s scripted, but some of the moves performed by professional wrestlers are extremely dangerous manoeuvres to pull off.

Some critics argue that in pro wrestling, wrestlers can choreograph their moves, learn how to fall correctly, and avoid serious injury. When it comes to moves that involve spiking (driving a wrestler’s head into the mat) it becomes a lot more difficult to protect yourself.

All it takes is one miscalculation and a person’s career could be shortened or ended in an instant. WWE have even taken the stance of banning certain moves involving spiking.

Here, we take a look at 5 moves in wrestling that involve spiking.

Remember, these moves are extremely dangerous so forgive us for stating the obvious, but “DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!”