Darby Allin‘s daring stunts often make the crowd pop or feel squeamish, especially when he attempts his signature Coffin Drop. He either hits it spectacularly or misses it completely, resulting in a hard crash onto the ring apron or another part of the ring.
In his Coffin match with Sting against Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage at All In, Allin missed a Coffin Drop where he landed on his back on the metal coffin being used in the match. To anyone’s eye, it looked bold but excruciatingly painful.
At All Out on Sunday, Allin will face Luchasaurus for the TNT Championship, but it seems the challenger is entering the bout injured after the failed coffin drop. He admitted to CBS Chicago that he “really messed my spine up” from the spot (h/t Fightful for transcription).
“I’m not 100%. We had a show in London, I really messed my spine up. I’m trying to take it easy before Sunday,” he said. “My lower back is really banged up. At the show in Wembley, I jumped off the top rope and landed on a metal coffin on my lower spine. Luchasaurus, he’s a huge dude. I think a lot of it has to do with where I’m willing to go in that ring. A lot of people aren’t willing to go where I’m willing to go mentally. I can take a big butt kicking. When things are going, there are things I’m capable of that I believe nobody else is.”
When asked if his All Out status was in question, Allin laid it out clearly:
“No, I can touch my toes still, so I’m good.”
Allin sounds determined not to miss any time unless it’s drastic, and his words show that he will push himself to the brink in the ring. With another marquee match set for Sunday, the two-time TNT Champion has another chance to showcase his daredevil moves.
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