The truth behind how Brock Lesnar and Paul Wight really convinced the world the WWE ring-collapse was real

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Wight has opened up about the moment he collapsed the ring with Brock Lesnar.

Giving fans a look behind the curtain, the 7ft athlete, has revealed exactly what had to be done to give wrestling enthusiasts a memory they will never forget.

This is how Paul Wight and Brock Lesnar really collapsed the ring

On June 12, 2003, during an episode of WWE SmackDown, Paul Wight and Brock Lesnar made history. In a crazy turn of events, ‘The Beast Incarnate’, delivered an outrageous Superplex to his 500lbs rival from the top rope, resulting in the entire ring collapsing.

At the time, the world believed this was real, but in actual fact, extreme measures were taken to create the iconic work.

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In an exclusive interview with Sporf, Wight explained: “Randy Savage used to talk about, ‘It’s a moment in time’. It was such a great thing because there were so many working things that went into that, from positioning, the ring actually had to be lifted on airbags, so that the ring posts could collapse without the weight.

“We were on the top rope in the corner, which had to be reinforced, because that was the only corner that was actually attached—the collapsing, the timing of when to let the ring break, when we hit, the referee bump—everything went perfectly, and the whole crowd went crazy. Taz went crazy; he didn’t know that was going to happen. I think he cussed live on air, which was a really big thing back then; it was a natural visceral reaction. It was one of those things, ‘Yeah, I’m taking that to my grave, we got them, that was a good one’.”

Paul Wight used a cookie as a weapon during a nightclub confrontation

In his career, Wight has showcased his terrifying Chokeslam, and his equally brutal KO Punch.

However, as it turns out, he’s also lethal with baked goods.

Prior to his time in WWE, the sportsman worked as a doorman.

And during a heated confrontation, Wight used a cookie as a weapon.

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