Wrestling
The Undertaker warns Logan Paul about doing dangerous moves
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In recently sitting down with Logan Paul's IMPAULSIVE podcast, The Undertaker tried to refrain from sounding like an "oldtimer" but felt a duty to tell the former WWE U.S. Champion that daredevil moves aren't necessary on a nightly basis.
"The springboard [moonsault] ... that's video game s—t, brother," the WWE Hall of Famer began telling Paul about the unbelievable move he executed against LA Knight at this past SummerSlam. "In my day, I could never even imagined doing that. I guess it is from the generations playing video games, 'I could do that.'
"But again, those kind of moves increase the risk [of injury] exponentially," he continued. "I always feel like in any given match, you're one, two inches away from something really catastrophic happening. You experienced it [at SummerSlam].
"I think there's an element to the storytelling that guys aren't comfortable with that yet," the legend tacked on, "where they are comfortable with their athleticism and they know what they could do athletically."
As the conversation continued, "The Dead Man" said the peril in pushing the limits with daring moves is fans come to expect such fireworks with every single match.
"You did a back springboard moonsault onto the floor, 'OK, I've seen that now, now what have you got?' They get desensitized.
"When you and Ricochet did the mid-air collision, the clotheslines, it was like 'oh s—t!' Something that no one has ever seen.
"What ends up happening is a lot of times you might get yourself put in a box," he added, referring to driving fans' expectations to unrealistic levels.
That's when The Undertaker told Paul flat out that he doesn't always have to pull off such feats.
"I think you could get to a point where you didn't necessarily have to do that," he offered. "It's nice to have it in the toolbox but don't rely on it."
To that, Paul divulged: "I don't want to ever do that move again."
The Undertaker shot back: "I wouldn't blame you. It's on film now brother, it will live forever. The storytelling aspect of it, that's what makes people care."
Paul added: "As someone new who's coming to understand this really intricate business, and WWE's the hardest thing I've ever done, I'm kind of realizing that now."
The former U.S. champ also offered that while he likes the challenge of pulling off daredevil moves that ones like the springboard moonsault he did at SummerSlam are better left as a one-off.
"I'll do it once in my life and never again because it's extremely hard and dangerous. Like you said, there's basically zero margin for error."
Paul revealed he was so cautious about the move that he had the referee subtly wipe moisture off the rope to avoid any disastrous slip and fall.
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