Earlier this week, we featured a fantastic clip from the underground wrestling world that will surely make you do a double-take.
Yes, wrestling is fake and all, but you can’t really fake being launched out of a ring like that.
The theatrics and fantasy component to wrestling is what made it stick around in the sports world, besides the incredible athleticism and creativity. Unnerving characters like the Undertaker and Kane were always polarizing figures in the wrestling world because of the mystery component behind them. While those two were organic in their own way, once in a while you’ll see a wrestler build off the persona of a celebrity or pop culture figure.
Thanks to the folks at SportsNation, we have footage of a wrestler dressed up as the late Michael Jackson that goes by the name ‘Santana Jackson.’ The clip comes from ‘Future Stars of Wrestling,’ a wrestling organization run out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the match, Jackson pulled off one of the greatest moves we’ve ever seen: the moonwalk DDT.
Smooth as a criminal.
Jackson performs at concerts and parties as an MJ impersonator, but apparently also is a show pleaser inside the wrestling ring, too.
Impressive stuff. Has nobody ever thought of that before?
(h/t Twitter/SportsNation)
