WWE star Bron Breakker has opened up about the viral moment he speared streamer iShowSpeed in half and admitted the stunt was NOT rehearsed.
Breakker, the Intercontinental champion, enjoyed a star-making performance in the Royal Rumble match as he continues his ascension to the top of the wrestling business.
Breakker was the seventh man to enter the match and lasted 22 minutes before being eliminated by Roman Reigns.
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But the 27-year-old was involved in the biggest moment of the event when he sent Cristiano Ronaldo superfan Speed into oblivion with a brutal spear at lightning quick speed.
Speed, who was streaming for the show in Indianapolis, was ordered into the match as a replacement for the injured Akira Tozawa.
He helped Breakker eliminate Otis and then celebrated with a S'IUU' and backflip before being absolutely mauled by the former NXT champion, who then chucked him out the ring.
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With the help of Otis, Speed suffered more punishment and was thrown onto the announce table in his WWE in-ring debut.
In an exclusive interview with SPORTbible, Breakker revealed all about the moment – which amassed two million views on YouTube.
"He was in the rumble and he was game,” he said.
“I think that whole situation did what it was supposed to do. I think we got out of it what we wanted to, as did he.
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"All in all, I think everybody was happy and that was it.
"It was sort of a game-time thing, the day of decision. I was along for the ride, got to work and figured out where we were going that day. We got it accomplished.
"It was something where he was aware, as was I. We definitely communicated to him about what was going to be the plan, and we executed it. I think some of those things you can't really rehearse them.
"I was just focused on doing my job and doing the most with the opportunity. I wasn't worried about anything else other than doing my job and making the most of that spot and making everybody in the office happy."
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With a neck brace and crutches, Speed showed off his injuries online and claimed he will not be returning to WWE ever again after his two appearances resulted in being battered and bruised.
Although he didn't speak to him afterwards, Breakker believes WWE would be open to having Speed back in the fold after the social media success their spot achieved.
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"I was out there for quite a bit longer," Breakker admitted when asked if he checked on Speed afterwards.
"He and his team had their own spot or something.
"I'm sure we would welcome him back if he wants to come back and be a part of WWE again because the clip did crazy numbers and that was sort of the objective.
"He hasn't been upset about it. It did great numbers, views and impressions so I think it was good for business."
Breakker explains origins of his brutal spear
The spear is not a new move in WWE, with the likes of Reigns, Goldberg, Edge and Rhyno all using it as a finishing move in the middle of the ring.
Breakker, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner, adopted the move but performs it with unmatched level of speed and brutality.
But that comes from Breakker's extensive experience in football, which saw him have a brief stint in the NFL after signing for the Baltimore Ravens.
"I was a football player for 20 years," Breakker explained.
"Some people see me do it and they just don't know where it comes from or why I move like that. I played in the NFL, I played division one football and was a D1 all American so I played at the highest level you can play at.
"That's where it comes from. I played football for a very long time and I used to do that everyday, in practice or on gameday."
WWE Elimination Chamber airs live on Netflix in the U.K this Saturday March 1 from 12am.
Topics: IShowSpeed, Royal Rumble, WWE, Spotlight
Josh Lawless