paulears Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 - it's from WWE - my son just showed me this. It's what appears to be a staged pyro 'accident'. It looks as if there are pyros in front and behind, but interesting for all sorts of reasons - I wonder what the risk assessment looked like. However they did it, it is quite clever. Assuming of course, it wasn't real? So many things like this happen in the show real accidents must be very difficult to spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 100% staged.In the slo-mo from the rear you can see him bruhing back his hair.Anyone in a 'real' situation like that would have just dropped to the deck, covered his head and prayed OR just run for it - back to the tunnel or onto the catwalk.I'd go as far as say that the pyro will likely be cold fallout (or as cold as you can get) and he may have been treated with protective skin coating - I'm assuming that there is something that wll protect to an extent - or he just toughed it out! Another pointer is the reactions of the people who were first on the scene - definitely over-acted, especially the guy in the leather jacket jumping up & down. Rather like the 'falling truss' 'accident' someone posted a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I thought the 'paramedics' looked like actors too. Apart from the slow response..... they didn't seem to know what they were doing with the trolley and the board, just faffing about with it. I would expected them to be a lot more methodical and unphased by it all, unless US paramedics tend to be over dramatic! They would have told the pile of other bodies to sod off out of the way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Also following youtube links to other "accidents" the the guy is purported to have suffered being later exposed as fakes rather cries wolf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 So many things like this happen in the show real accidents must be very difficult to spot!For the audience, definitely. But the WWE audience take 'suspension of disbelief' to such heroic extremes that they have enormous difficulty distinguishing between the show and reality anyway. The WWE pay-per-view thingamabobs are tightly scripted, carefully choreographed and very professional productions. Nobody who needs to know would have any trouble at all distinguishing between a stunt and a genuine accident. being later exposed as fakesDont be silly. A WWE wrestler can no more be "exposed as fake" than Captain Hook can be exposed as not a real pirate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim_mcslim Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 very little happens on WWE that isn't planned, downto even memebers of the audience providing weaponary... whilst the actual fights might not be fully choreograhped they are certainly rehearsed to some level and the winner is aready pre-determined. because of its "huge" nature in the states it pays very well, even down to the man who takes the tape off the truss at the end of the gig, everybody is on non-disclosure agreements and no one is keen to upset the apple cart. on a different note, many years ago I saw a tribute band (possibly ACDC tribute??) whereby the lead guitarist would fire gerbs, and then walk forwards and backwards through the fall out, cause it looked cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyromark Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Staged! :) Does not do our industry any good to to stage stunts like this though. If it were real, ron bleggi would have been the first on the stage, plus the sequence would have been stopped the second it was obviously not going to plan (which it was!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Staged! :) Does not do our industry any good to to stage stunts like this though.Bit like your animated avatar then, Mark.... :)(Sorry - couldn't resist!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Dont be silly. A WWE wrestler can no more be "exposed as fake" than Captain Hook can be exposed as not a real pirate. "Sports Entertainment" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzuk Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I would say staged for sure.I'm not sure what they do these days, but a many years ago in my youth when I used to watch, if an 'actor' was really injured in anyway the 'crew' be it a ref or what, would make a X sign with their arms above their head. They probably have changed the 'code word' these days. I'm assuming if no one presents the sign whatever it maybe, the show goes on. In all human decency as well, if that was a true injury I would hope the cameras would cut away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jram Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 The one time they had a proper accident was when Owen Hart fell to his death. His (sailing) harness was allegedly attached by one buckle only, for ease of exit when he got into the ring. Unfortunately, it was released in mid-air and he plummeted chest first into a turnbuckle, if memory serves. The footage has never been released, and although it happened during a live screening, the pay-per-view audience were watching a pre-recorded segment at that point. WWE (then WWF) settled out of court, meaning the exact details were never made public. As for the rest of it, it's the most macho soap opera going. A few years back Louis Theroux did a programme about American professional wrestling which was quite interesting, don't know if it's out on dvd though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simschr Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I don't get it? How is that entertainment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerJonny Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I'm sure if it was real the paramedics would be examining his face and arms for burns instead of haphazardly throwing him onto a spinal board.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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