5 secrets you didn't know about hardcore spots in pro wrestling

#4 Ladders and Chairs

Don't hit him with the corner... DON'T HIT HIM WITH THE CORNER!

Where there are tables, there are usually ladders and chairs.

Chairs are one of the most iconic weapons in wrestling history, and that is even with many promotions ruling out all chairshots to the head. Superstars still use them to the body of their opponents, but they do it in a safe way.

If someone hits someone in the gut with the chair, they usually have their hand over the end of it or their opponent jumps back to take very little of the hit. When a wrestler hits someone on the back with a chair, they use as much of the flat part of the chair as possible and do everything not to hit at an angle.

The same can be said with ladders and hitting someone with one of those. When someone goes to hit someone in the face with a ladder, the hit-taker raises their hands at the last second to shield the blow from their head.

Also, the ladders and chairs used in wrestling are usually made from a lighter, softer metal while also being hollow. That is why the chairs bend so easily and the ladders usually end up buckling with very little force.