5 reasons why being a pro-wrestler is harder than being an MMA fighter

#3 Extreme risk taking

Shane McMahon falling from 40 feet!

I doubt any of the MMA fighters would even think of going through the ordeal of what the boss’ son Shane O’Mac pulled off at the SummerSlam event of 2000 (even if they are paid big bucks)! Shane was embroiled in a Hardcore title match against ‘The Lethal Weapon’ Steve Blackman. After climbing up the set in an effort to evade Blackman’s vicious cane swings, Blackman ultimately caught up with Shane, hit him repeatedly with the Singapore cane, forcing Shane to lose balance and ultimately plummet to the ground from a height of 40 feet!

That wasn’t it… Blackman then made a leap for Shane, landed on him, pinned him and picked up the victory. Say wrestling is fake?

Both Shane and Steve, for a brief moment, flirted with death! Shane despite being the boss’ son, was willing to engage in this feisty duel that ended in a plummet from the sky. A botch on either one’s part could have meant serious, mortal consequences; but kudos to both superstars to have finished the match with such grace and elan, that people remember the match till date.

Wrestlers have fallen on to tables, been thrown off the cell-top to announcer tables below all at the behest of the entertainment of the fans!