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So you think professional wrestling is fake?

May 8th, 2008 by Bill Corbett · 24 Comments

Well, I think this video debunks your cynical theory, once and for all:

Hornswoggle is a seasoned professional athlete, just like Albert Pujols, Annika Sornestam, Kevin Garnett, or Road Runner.

Hornswoggle

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24 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Yanni on May 8, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    omg. I got the sense that the announcers were also in disbelief that professional wresting has come to this.

  • 2 RemmieBarrow on May 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    This seems fake even for a cartoon.

  • 3 Scooter on May 8, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    so that’s why there haven’t been anymore reports of the leprechaun in the tree from that video everyone knows

  • 4 benedetta on May 8, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    that is brilliant

  • 5 Burl Ives on May 8, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Hornswoggle may go down as one of pro wrestling’s great characters. His stint as Vince McMahon’s son produced 1 million groans and another 6 million fans rebellions. Check out the website Wrestle Crap for more moments are absurd even for pro wrestling.

  • 6 Jacob_Taylor on May 8, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I’m sorry I ever doubted you Professional Wrestling, it was just, y’know that incident some years back with Bonesaw and that Spider-guy. It won’t happen again, I promise

  • 7 NotMerrittStone on May 8, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    And yet it’s still more believable than anything John Cena’s done.

  • 8 Courtney on May 8, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Look, I don’t want to boast, but I took the dad from Little People, Big World for three rounds and totally took him down. No big deal.

  • 9 Bill Corbett on May 8, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    BONESAW IS READDDDDYYYY!!!!…. to accept your apology.

  • 10 Hugh on May 8, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    That was one of the most amusing things I’ve seen this week. The man is truly a dignified artiste.

  • 11 Elizabeth Young on May 8, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    As an Irish person I am offended on many levels. First off everyone knows leprechauns aren’t into wrestling, they’re into fraud and occasional mass murder. Second of all, if a leprechaun is hiding from you all you have to do is throw pennies at it and it will come out. Blowing up a leprechaun causes it to split into 2 leprechauns just like Gremlins….Jesus people all it takes it a couple of minutes on the internet to research these things!

  • 12 Erik on May 8, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    I wanna know where da gold at!

  • 13 Tony Redman on May 8, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Here’s how Hornswoggle outsmarted wrestler Jamie Noble:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS_DrSCTOeE

    with a cameo appearance by the team of Jesse and Festus! (Festus is the meek guy that goes crazy every time he hears a bell ring. Who says professional wrestling isn’t full of original ideas??)

  • 14 Rob T Firefly on May 8, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Wait… what??

  • 15 Phil on May 8, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    A LUCK CHARM, King! Indeed. Where’s Andy Kaufman when you need him?

  • 16 Chris on May 8, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    I hear Wile E Coyote is Suing Vince Mcmahon for Copyright infringement…

  • 17 mathey on May 8, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Look, every so often, any perfectly legitimate sport finds it needs to throw some grossly stereotyped character into the mix. Just look at Latrell Sprewell or Ryan Leaf. Hornswoggle gives the WWE that splash of color, personality, and the outrageousness that is so lacking in today’s conservative and namby-pamby professional wrestling environment. Sure, he’s controversial, but the man elevates the game to heights not reached since that time that one girl wrestler spanked that other girl wrestler.

    God bless you, Hornswoggle! You have saved professional wrestling from becoming a laughing stock to every right thinking American!

  • 18 ms chii on May 8, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    its a trick. u know how it goes. all for entertainment. whee.

  • 19 Luigi Bastardo on May 8, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    Oh, how I long for the days of Tor Johnson, El Santo or even “Captain” Lou Albano…

  • 20 Tv Miller on May 9, 2008 at 9:28 am

    As a performer myself and having worked several shows with minor sized individuals with drinking impairments, I should let you know Mr Corbett that spiting the wee can only do harm…to your knees. Yes, I know it rhymed, damn it.

    Side note, anxious to try out the recently purchased Legend riff and head to the $1 theatre nearby to try a full screen surround sound ceiling tile falling cracked paint asbestos breathing riff experience.

  • 21 Neb on May 9, 2008 at 10:03 am

    *sigh* It all began with the likes of Gorgeous George, and went downhill from there. The Second Law of Thermodynamics rules!

  • 22 R.A. Roth on May 9, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Hey Freakshow! Lucky Charms…are they magically delicious! Well, ARE THEY!

    BONESAW

  • 23 Natureboy (Ken) on May 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm

    That whole sketch was the stroyline of every Bugs Bunny / Elmer Fudd cartoon ever.

  • 24 Cibernetico 2 on May 12, 2008 at 12:31 am

    Despite your attempts to slander pro wresting, Hornswoggle IS a professional athelete and performer for whom I have great respect. I met him at a Shimmer show in Berwyn, IL. He’s a cool guy. And your jaw would hit the floor if you saw his girlfriend, who is a tall blonde amazon. Or “glamazon” if you will.

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