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The video explores the concept of "aura-filled moments" in professional wrestling, defining them as instances where a wrestler executes something so perfectly or unexpectedly that it becomes an unforgettable legend. These moments often feel unplanned, even if they were part of a larger plan, because the perfect timing and execution cannot be fully rehearsed. The discussion highlights how these specific scenes create a unique atmosphere and emotional connection with the audience, making them stand out in history as times when everything clicked for a performer. Several legendary examples are cited to illustrate this phenomenon, starting with Roman Reigns' transformation into Tribal Chief, which unlocked a new level of charisma and mic skills that dominated his weekly appearances. The segment also features The Rock's accidental yet iconic catch of a microphone thrown through the ring, Kurt Angle's devastating headbutt on Samoa Joe during his TNA debut, and Elix Skipper's daring walk across the top of a six-sided steel cage at Turning Point 2004. Each of these instances is described as a peak moment where the wrestler's confidence and ability to handle pressure resulted in a scene that felt impossible to replicate later. The transcript further details high-flying feats like Ricochet's incredible acrobatics on NXT and his collision with Logan Paul, as well as the historic backflip DDT performed by Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc 1997. The video emphasizes that while wrestlers have tried to recreate these specific moves in rematches or other matches, they never quite achieve the same magic because the chemistry and timing of the original moment were unique to that specific night. Additionally, Shawn Michaels' superkick counter against Shelton Benjamin and John Cena's surprise return to win the Royal Rumble are presented as moments where the outcome was so unexpected and perfectly timed that it defined the careers of those involved. The summary concludes by noting that even brutal impacts, such as Bill Goldberg's spear on Christian, can become aura-filled moments when the execution is flawless and the reaction is overwhelming. The overarching theme is that these moments are about creating memories for fans rather than just winning matches; they are the exclamation points in a wrestler's career that keep audiences coming back. Ultimately, the video asserts that while replays and recreations happen frequently, the true aura of a moment lies in its singular occurrence, leaving a lasting impression that defines the legacy of the wrestlers involved.
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What's good y'all? It's your boy Ross back at again with another video. So, we're going to check out wrestlers who had infinite aura in one moment. These are the times where a wrestler, you know, they pull off something. Maybe it was planned, maybe it wasn't planned, but ultimately it creates a memorable moment that, you know, the kids now say orura field. They had a field moment. We've seen it plenty of times with some of our favorite wrestlers uh from back in the day. And uh we're going to kind of go back down memory lane and check out some of these moments where we'll never forget. We'll probably remember exactly where we were when this certain thing happened. But a that was pretty cool. That was pretty tough. So we're going to check this out. Appreciate all love, support, man. Let's get right into these aura field moments, man. >> To get invested in a wrestler, they have to do things that make us feel. But this can happen in numerous different ways. >> I remember this. >> Yes, everybody remembers that. We couldn't really plan anything crazy because we didn't want people to tell people to tell people to spoil a surprise. >> The vibe, atmosphere, and feeling that the rest of creates can often be felt through one unforgettable feed. >> That was awesome. >> That was awesome. Is right. >> The head from around the world. There wasn't a better way we could have presented that. That was as good as it gets. >> Perhaps it's a move or action that was perfectly executed. >> How did you do it? >> You boys got hands. >> Well, done in a way you can't rehearse. And we had a backup plan in case it didn't work, [music] but like Randy was like, "Screw it, man. >> It just happens when everything clicks. >> I've never been able to do it again." That that itself was was one of the most I've never been able to do again. >> Like a moment in time that showcase one's aura in the best way. >> All you can do is go out there and do it and hope that all that timing is right. And that was one of those moments where everything >> comes together. >> That's what we'll be highlighting for this video as we hear from the wrestlers themselves regarding their infinite aura moments. The Christian one I think will go down in history. >> All I can tell you, dude, is it made both of us really famous. [laughter] >> Yeah, right. It's still >> that thing's been viewed so many times. I think half of the views are from me. [laughter] >> Once Roman Reigns became the tribal chief, it felt like he was having unlimited aura moments every week. >> Yeah. N his his aura storage banks increased cuz before he became tribal chief Roman uh he had some aura moments definitely in the shield and stuff like that but he he was he was running low. He was running low in the aura bank but once he became the tribal chief he linked up with Paul Heyaymon had to wreck everyone in leave shirt. Oh and the veneers. Can't forget the veneers. Oh, it was that was it. Every single week it was just creating aura, stacking up his aura revenue. >> Getting the ring master like Rocky Maya inducing tiresome big dog persona meant the one head of the table tribal chief could now bless our screens. Reigns was finally able to show us what he was truly capable of beyond the white meat babyface handcuffs of before. Roman had countless mic drop moments during this time, including a microphone catch that sent the resting world into a frenzy. >> I'm not going to lie to you. That [ __ ] that [ __ ] shouldn't have been as cool as it was, [laughter] bro. He just threw the mic and he caught it. He casually caught it and winked at the [ __ ] Bro, I was like, "Oh yeah, this [ __ ] is in maximum aura mode right now." Like legitimately, he can't be stopped. [laughter] Particularly the internet wrestling community since the main show cameras didn't actually catch the moment in question. were referring to when Reigns exerted effortless charisma at SummerSlam 2022 in an act that was symbolic of how cool Roman had become, not just on the microphone, but in every aspect of his wrestling character. >> THE ROCK through the mic. >> How did you do it? >> Boys got hands. >> I was just going to say it's a risk because what if that mic does >> That's what I'm saying. >> Like hot dog right through that roll, dude. Of a handy. Oh, if I drop it then I'm just the bad guy who dropped it and you know I'm just not cool in that. >> What do you do? Let me ask you that. If it pops through, what do you do? You just looked at that. >> I'm just staying I'm just staying on him hoping they're not shooting that. >> Rain's cousin, the rock lie to you, bro. >> That that [ __ ] was so That's what you call an accidental aura moment. He threw the mic, caught it like it was nothing. He didn't even look down. He just winked at him, bro. Like, yeah, I'm about You know you losing, right? So [ __ ] cool. One of the greater SummerSlam main events. That was such a classic SummerSlam main event, man. >> Few glow-ups that could best Romans change from big dog to tribal chief. Like the OTC, the Great One went from lacking on-creen charisma to having it in spades. Though Rock's transition was more gradual. So by 1999, the people's champion was trying and doing things only he could get away with. Rocky knew the crowd would practically eat up anything that he said, cuz it was always funny and bursting with personality. But a true embodiment of how confident rock was came on the September 30th 99 episode of Smackdown. During the main event, the Brahmaval performed his patented people's elbow. But what was different on this night was that he did it wearing dress shoes. >> His $600 shoe off. >> Uh-oh. >> Just like this. >> We've seen so many epic people's elbows throughout The Rock's legendary career, but for this one, the residue on it from all the pyro being used on the show. Therefore, the great one went sliding across the map before exiting the smoothest version of the most electrifying move in >> one of the coolest people elbows ever. Bro, >> the most electrifying move. >> The slide. >> Rocky could truly do no wrong during this period. Even when a potential botch was looming, The Rock says, "Not today, not any day." And just like that, what could have been a mistake turned into one of the coolest moments in WWF history. King The Rock called Smackdown his show and The Rock did things the way he wanted. >> Drop the people elbow and slid like Michael Jackson. >> Three or four feet. Just the most memorable people's elbow that uh he ever hit. >> When Kurt Angle became the wrestling machine in 2006, one of the moves he added to his repertoire that screamed how much of a killer he'd become was that of a stiff headbutt. It was simple yet devastatingly violent. So when Kurt joined TNA in '06, debuting on the October 19th episode of Impact, one of the first things he did was headbutt the dog crap out of Samoa Joe. It's probably the main thing we all remember from Angle's TNA debut. From the facial expressions to the full contact noggin knocking speedloaf as the Olympian rattled the hard-headed Samoan skull of Joe. It all set the tone for how much of a destroyer Kurt was going to be for the promotion. The best wrestler in the world had joined TNA and this is what they were getting. It's everything that made the moment so but can be summed [laughter] up with one unforgotten. Look at that intensity. >> Something that said Angle has arrived in TNA and wrestling is about to change because of it. >> God, it's Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle. Listen to this. Oh my god. Kurt Angle. >> He thinks my blood's a trophy. >> I made Samoa Joe league. >> On the Kurt Angle Show podcast, the seventime TNA champion discussed the headbutt. That bloody Joe. >> That was awesome. >> That was [laughter] awesome. Right. I >> heard from around the world. >> Well, let's Okay, let's talk about it. You said it. What about What did Joe say? Anything about the headbutt? Any heat from him? Because man, you cried. >> Oh, he loved it. He loved it. He loved the the intensity. Yeah, that was >> He said it was a hard headbutt, but he you know, his head's harder than mine. I probably hurt my head worse than I hurt his. >> But, um, he loved it. Uh, he loved the whole segment. We talked about it continuously after it happened. There there wasn't there wasn't a better way we could have presented that. That was as good as it gets. We're sticking with TNA for another one of the most famous moments in the company's history. To set the scene, Prime Time Elix Skipper had been a stalwart wrestler in the final years of WCW and early years in TNA. He was known for his amazing athleticism and high-flying ability, including his greatest feat at the 2004 Turning Point pay-per-view. Here, Skipper along with Christopher Daniels took on America's most wanted Chris Harris and James Storm in a six sides of Steel Cage match whereby the losing team had to split up. The team of Elix and Daniels known as Triple X ultimately lost on the night. But what everyone remembers is Skipper's big moment. TNA's six-sided cage was unique in its design, especially the narrow ledges at the top which didn't leave much room for standing on, better yet walking. Previously, Elix had dreamt up the spot he wanted to do off the cage. However, different reasons, including the AC going out during one show, prevented him from doing so. Thus, he was forced to sit on the spot for a few years, as revealed in an interview provided by Title Match Wrestling. 18 months prior to this cage match when we had the first one. I wanted to walk the cage. They wouldn't let me do it. TNA wouldn't let me do it. And then we was gonna do it anyway, but then they wouldn't. Nobody would take it. Everybody's like, "No, you're going to kill yourself or whatever." So, nobody would take it. >> The spot in question saw Skipp a tight walk on the edge of a stage. And there he did the unthinkable. Years of walking on the ring rubs performing the maneuver he called new school had prepared him for this moment. >> I always knew I could do it. I never practiced it or anything. I just always knew I could do it. [music] So, it it wasn't hard because when I got up there to do it, I just did it. And it was either I was going to fall or I was going to make it. And um everybody asked me like, "How did you plan for it? How did you did you practice walking the cage?" No. Oh, I said, "I think I can do it. Let's do it." >> Let me tell you, that spot was scratched the whole day. Everybody kept saying, "No, no, no, no, no." And Chris Harris, maybe an hour before we went out, he said, "Do you think you can do it?" I said, "Chris, I know I can do it. If give me the chance, I'll do it." And then my my deal to them was, "If they're gonna break us up, at least let us do something so they can remember us." >> And then I think that's how I got um Chris Christopher Harris to agree to do it. And he was so happy. I was so happy when we actually did it and pulled it off. >> The Cagewalk Hurricane Rana exemplified how TNA and the high-flying X division style is changing the landscape in wrestling. It was a contrast to WWE and their cruiserweight division, which at the time seemed like it was doing everything it could to strip back the wrestlers. As such, Elix Skipper never landed in WWE, but his iconic moment in the cage turning point.04. No way. NO [screaming] WAY. >> HARRIS, the guy that took the bump, he needed to be standing on somebody because there was no foothold and he would never be able to base just sitting on on his ass. And so we worked it out where I put his foot on my shoulder and I basically held the cage. So he was using me as almost like a turnbuckle like for if he was taking it off the buckles I would be the second rope. And so he was standing on me and so we put it together so he had a place to put his feet and then you know we're just like you know if he doesn't go we were going to do something else but let's see and and just time stood still as we're watching struggle struggle and then finally as doing it just like all right well we got it. Let's now look at another unprecedented high-flying feud. This time courtesy of Ricochet. He's had plenty of out of thisorld moments, including long before joining WWE. But one of his first big moves in WWE came on the May 30th, 2018 edition of NXT. It was at this moment that WWE fans knew he was something special. It was like something straight out of a superhero movie. Ricochet certainly lived up to his moniker as the one >> not going to lie to you. I know people tend to make fun of Ricochet now, but we cannot act like this. here wasn't a that was Orurafield. That was Orurafield. We can't We not going to act like this Ricochet and NXT didn't have some Oralfield moments. Man, this was crazy. >> As the one and only because this was incredible, especially since this was before he became comfortable speaking on the microphone, therefore showcasing his tremendous acrobatics and athleticism was going to have to do the talking for him. You will truly know that anything Ricochet can do, the dream can do better. >> Then show me. >> Fans who'd watched Ricochet before knew he was capable of something like this. But it still shocked everyone because this had never been done before in WWE. Triple H's idea >> because we were trying to find a like an exclamation mark to like finish this promo. We just couldn't and it nothing fit. It all just seemed nothing fit. >> That [ __ ] was >> Ricochet flipped to his feet on the ramp again on the July 10th, 2023 Raw amidst a feud with Logan Paul. >> Oh my god. >> Given his social media influence, Logan Paul is all about the viral moments. So Ricochet was a prime opponent for Logan given his high-flying exploits with Ricochet later dubbing himself the moment maker. This was evident during their first meeting at the 2023 World when during the 30man bout where they performed the most memorable spot of the match. >> I don't know, but I guarantee it's highlight worthy. >> Oh my god, >> WHAT A COLLISION. >> The contrast between the two created an interesting dynamic in their rivalry. Paul was the online loudmouth who does anything for clicks. Meanwhile, during his time with WWE, Ricochet was all about the moves in wrestling. It was a clash in aura, but not in styles, since both worked well together given their athletic prowess. Hence why the Rumble spot came off so well. >> What we're about to see now is exactly what's wrong with this sport. >> I said, "Let's go." He said, "Let's go." We're just both like, "Let's go." >> Gother is such an ass, bro. He said, "What we're about to see is what's wrong with this sport." [laughter] Gother is such an ass. Again, selfishly as you just performers in general, selfishly you want it to be the most talked about thing. I never really expect anything. I never expect anything to be the main thing. I just kind of like planning something that I think looks cool and feels cool for the crowd. It's going to be a cool moment. >> That was a cool moment. >> At the same time, I knew that it was going to be it was going to be [music] a pretty crazy experience. The timing was absolutely perfect. >> I think poor guy rocked his head. It he might he said he was okay, but he came down hard. >> Like mine was more of the wind when I landed. It was like >> And by the way, when when this move was pitched to me, I was like, is that possible? But genu uh generally when I have that reaction, it's a good thing because if [music] it is, it's incredible. I don't think it's I don't think it's been done before. or the rest and purist will perhaps come down to me for this one. But I don't think it's been done before, which is [music] what I like to do. I like to chase those moments that are really fresh. >> Right. >> Going into it, I told him, "Listen, I want you to be as comfortable as possible. So, I don't want you to wait on me. I don't want you to think about me. I don't want you to even worry about me at all. So, whenever you're comfortable, you just go and I'll go. I'll time it off of your jump. I'll time it off of you. I'll go with you to make sure that we're good." That was a cool. >> I said, "But don't worry about if I'm going to jump or if I'm going to go, don't worry about me. You just go and then I'll follow you. I'll follow suit." You know, >> Ricochet is one of the most outstanding high fans of this generation. But if we take it all the way back, then two men who completely changed the game were Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero. Their five-star classic at Halloween Havoc 1997 is among the greatest matches in wrestling. It was iconic from start to finish, including one of the most spectacular maneuvers ever performed. Like with Ricochet, previously, Ray and Eddie's DDT was like a film stunt or video game come to life. The fact they were able to pull it off is extraordinary. >> Eddie Guerrero has mounted a tremendous offense. >> That's tough. >> But even more so, knowing the backstory while chatting to Chris Van Vleet and Ariel Helwani, >> but that back flip DDT from the top rope. Uh, we did not have that planned and it just >> was this around the time where he was selling the eye being removed almost. [sighs] [laughter] Anytime I think about this damn match, the eye for eye match, bro. This [ __ ] was walking around with a blacked out patch on his eye, bro. To signify his eye almost got put out of his skull. Oh, Ray, you deserve better so much in WWE. [laughter] >> Happened right there on the spot. >> The lock up of the hands into the the pull up into the top rope and the back backwards uh uh back flip DDT. Like I remember that like if it was yesterday how crazy it is. >> Yeah. We never practice that. We never rehearsed it. Nowadays I like to sometimes go in and kind of uh if I'm doing >> understand how smooth that was and how he broke it down how many things are happening and it's just all in one movement. All in one movement. Bro, that was so smooth. >> Then you try to visualize it. Maybe go in there and try it one time. see if it works and then I'll say, "Okay, yeah, it'll happen." But that one, no, it just happened in the ring. >> Ray and Eddie were never able to replicate their Halloween Havoc epic despite numerous respectable efforts across countless rematches, and that includes the one of one backflip DDT. >> I've never done that before. Uh, >> what's that called? >> I can't perfect it. It was I would I would have to say a backflip DDT. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Uh, I've never been able to do it again. That that itself was was that I I've never been able to do again. It was once in a lifetime. And and >> was it because of the person you were in the ring with? >> Yes. >> The chemistry. >> It was truly a moment in time that can never be emulated. Never before and never again. >> You know, the magic that we created that I mentioned it before. We tried to recreate that magic several times and it never could happen. So, uh, that just makes that match even more special and meaningful. >> Like with Ray and Eddie's DDT, wrestling will try to recreate legendary moments, but it never quite hits the same as the first time. Take Shawn Michael's famous match with Shelton Benjamin from the May 2nd, 2005 rule about where you saw that one spot and remember it for landing on his feet. [screaming] >> Oh my god, in heaven. >> Yeah. Not a day goes by since I had that match where I haven't >> heard or seen some sort of comment >> basically compliment me for that match. I learned really early um it's all about creating memories for our fans. Shelton exp. >> Literally, that's what it is, bro. It's It's that simple. It's about creating memorable moments that we'll be able to look back on no matter how many years and be like, damn. Like, I'll never forget that. I will never forget that that super kick heard around the world so beautifully executed. Or another one with Ricochet and I think Adam Cole, y'all remember, I think it was at NXT. uh during NXT uh I think it was for the North American Championship where um if I'm not mistaken Adam Cole timed a super kick perfectly on Ricochet Ricochet's head like it was just moments like that you'll just never forget and that's what it's really all about being able to create those moments like these wrestlers coming in there and creating these moments whether it's in some in ring action or maybe an iconic promo or whatever the case may be. You want to be able to live with that because that's what will keep you wanting to come back, keep you wanting to watch. Explain the mechanics behind the spot in a conversation with Maven Huffman. >> Happened in a split second. But for me, it was like I had in in my head, my perception was I had 5 minutes to figure out how to get my feet under me. And the whole time I'm looking at Sean's foot. One of the things I do to protect myself is >> I do this. >> Ah. [snorts] So when if you look you notice my hands >> and I do this. The secret for me was when my hands felt Sean's foot >> that's when I started bumping to that. That's my snap my head. >> Gotcha. >> Because my hands come here in front of me. >> Gotcha. And just a split second of I just need to touch it and go. >> We saw several callbacks and recreations of this superkit counter in the years that followed, but none compared to the original. On the night road agent Michael Hayes explained the spot and asked Shelton if he could execute it. Benjamin essentially said, "Say no more." And from there, history was made to the point where Shelton received a standing ovation in the gorilla position when he got back through the curtain. >> He's like, "Well, where does he need to be?" I'm like, "We can be where we want to be." I'm like, "Tell me where you need me to be, and I'll be there." >> So, I I a lot of things I did and and I'm not trying to be arrogant or anything. A lot of things I did, I didn't realize how special they were until other people pointed it out. >> The story of the match was that even though Shawn was up against someone who could out wrestle him, all he needed was one super kick out of nowhere to end things. It's the type of aura that proved HBK to be the greatest in ring performer of his generation. >> All you can do is go out there and do it. >> I mean, that was a perfect ending to a match. You didn't need nothing else. It was the exclamation point and people remember it. And tons of credit to Sheldon because he made the jump. He's like, "All right, here we go." That's across the ring. He had to make sure he crossed half that ring so it could connect and it could look right, too. >> Hope that all that timing is right. And that was one of those moments where everything >> comes together. And what's great is that it was also on top of a really fantastic match. You can have a finish like that and it's still going to look spectacular, but if the buildup to it has not been overly glorious, it'll still get a reaction, but it doesn't quite mean as much. And it was such a good match um [music] to where people didn't know who was going to win. >> And then being able to pull it off out of the blue like that, out of something and kind of stealing it, if you will, or or a lucky last shot, >> um was just a perfect uh ending to it. >> WWE have long referred to Michaels as the greatest in ring performer ever, much like they've labeled John Cena as the greatest of all time. Among Cena's finest moments was when Jon returned from a peck tear he suffered in October 2007. Cena was expected to be out of commission for half a year. But instead of doing physical therapy three times a week, John was doing it three times a day in a race to get back as quickly as possible as discussed during an interview with Chris Van Vleet. >> So because I just did a lot 6 days a week, >> you you heal, you know. I was pretty much put in a heel tank. I was like a [cough] physical therapy terminator. >> After just 3 months away, John was ready to return as the final entrant in the 2008 Royal Rumble. Cena's comeback, so very few people knew. Even the wrestlers in the Rumble match were unaware of the big secret. Besides those who were still in the ring when Jon emerged once his music hit, it's a sight everyone remembers. The Madison Square Garden crowd went ballistic while Cena stood there taking it all in. Cool as can be. >> This is such a cool moment. >> What? Wait a minute. >> They're like, we really we really have the chance to keep something secret. And it was only let out to like a few people and if you see the like once again we only remember the moments. >> Mhm. >> Tell me anything I did in that. >> You won. >> Bingo. >> Yeah. >> But the action to win was very simple. >> I remember >> this. Everybody remembers that. >> We couldn't really plan anything crazy because we didn't want people to tell people to tell people to spoil the surprise. So it was like he's coming out. He's going to win. That's happening now. Oh, so it was great. >> What does that mean? The other 29 people in the match thought somebody else was going to win. >> Uh, I don't even Yes, I think so. >> Wow. >> Yeah. I mean, I came up to the gorilla position at number 30 when like 28 came up. >> Dang. >> And I had been like, whoa. Usually they'll like nowadays they'll kind of hide guys off site or in a bus or something. I was in like a broom closet in the garden. After winning the Rumble, Cena went on to Wrestlemania 24, but failed to win in a three-way featuring Triple H and WWE Champion Randy Orton. The bout was unique in that Auton didn't win with the RKO. Everyone, wrestling fan or not, knows how legendary Ry's patented RKO is. But if we're talking about the most perfectly executed or horrific RKO's of all time, then most fans usually narrow it down to two. The first being when Auton countered Evanborn student in midair on the July 12th, 2010 Raw. It was a stunning reheversal though. The Vip gives all the credit to Bourne and how the move was shot visually. >> I remember watching this live, bro. >> You got to be kidding me. >> Oh my god. >> And the the >> I remember watching this live. Rest in peace [clears throat] to my grandma. She was watching it next to me and I was going crazy and she was telling me to calm down. I was getting too loud and I was trying to not curse. But it was like holy bro. It was such a cool moment. I was like, "What did we just watch?" [laughter] Oh, great moment. Great moment. >> The office was a little They didn't really understand how it would work and so I we kind of just laid it out. But I mean, for me, it was just I'm going to do my shooting star press as if I'm trying to land on him and all he has to do is jump up and catch me in midair. All that's all he has to do. If you watch like a different camera angle like I wasn't but you know 2 feet off the mat. I'm just laying down. I just went like this Steve. I just went like it was all him but oh that was the best ever. Isn't that how it goes? Like >> when you really break it down it really is mostly just Evan Bourne. >> But the still the timing of it looks so cool. It's still one of the considered one of the greatest RKOs's of all time. We knew it was going to be cool if we hit it, but I remember they they they shot it real tight. [music] We did it live television and there you go. You know, >> Ry's pop-up RKO and curb stomp at Wrestlemania 31 was more complex for Auton. He and Seth couldn't pull it off right while practicing earlier in the day. However, Randy believed once they were live with the adrenaline and the roar of the crowd, there'd be no stopping him. The Viper's reaction to the spot said it all. He was the coolest guy on the planet in that moment. >> Rollins may have put Randy in position. Oh my god. >> And we had a backup plan in case it didn't work. But like Randy was like, "Screw it, man. I always I always take the easy way just so I can bat a thousand, but let's just let's just do it. Just give it a shot. Screws up. Whatever. I've had plenty of Mania moments. I don't care." You know, I I gave him a a base to jump off of, but but he had to run towards me, redirect, go straight up off the back, and give me give me enough hang time, give himself enough hang time, I should say, for me to go from being bent way the [ __ ] over to getting out from underneath seeing him and dropping. And if he would have been just a little off, >> the whole move would have not went down. Uh, or if it went down, it wouldn't have been pretty. You know, >> Goldberg was Auton's favorite wrestler back in the day. Bill was one of the most aura inspiring talents in the industry. He was like a fire breathing dragon with an intense steamrolling opponents in short matches with an unprecedented undefeated streak. Forget promos and scientific wrestling. It was all about the entrance, the mystique, the chaos, and the reaction. >> Spear, spit, jackhammer summed it up nicely with the spear being the highlight as Goldberg tore through opponents like the jacked up screaming menace he was. He was like a robot hybrid athlete mixed with a half rhino, half warthog shaved gorilla. There's been plenty of great spears that epitomized Goldberg's aura, but one of his personal favorites and most visually devastating is when he mowed down Christian on the April 14th, 2003 Raw. Not all spears are created equal, but sometimes everything just clicks and comes together in >> looks like he means business and and he does. Christian grabbing that. >> Oh my god. >> The Christian one I think will go down in history. That Christian one looked like like it was personal or something. >> Looks like I folded him like a chair, but he was I love Christian, man. [music] I mean, the funny thing is is that the ones that look the most devastating or to the guys that I like the most. >> Goldberg and Christian reminisced on the brutal spear from 03 when Bill was interviewed on the edge and Christian pod of awesomeness. And I remember you came out to interrupt me and I turned around and stepped into it and I just remember the reaction live when it happened. And still people send send me the video >> to this day asking me about that spear and if I if and how bad it hurt and all that stuff and I'm not going to lie, it was there but it was one of those things where you stepped into it and I stepped in it. We and it was like two professionals, you know, doing what they do and and making it making this illusion of of what it's supposed to, you know, what's supposed to happen out there. And that that's what it was. All I can tell you, dude, is it made both of us really famous. >> Yeah, right. It's still >> that thing's been viewed so many times. I think half of the views are from me. [laughter] >> Just just for just appreciating how you live through it. Anybody can take a spear in unvoluntarily, but to make it look as good and to survive. >> I I'm telling you, man. It's just it's I I'm in awe every time I see it. And it's [laughter] something that uh >> that was such a good >> outlive both of us, you know. I'm sure >> will there's no question about it. >> Now, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out >> this was this was tough, bro. And there's plenty plenty of aura moments over the many, many decades. So, I want to ask y'all down below, what's your favorite aura moment that you can remember in professional wrestling, whether it's in AEW, WWE, or WCW, or even TNA. Let me know what's your like favorite or film moment that you you tend to just go back and reminisce. But I appreciate all love support. Road two 200k. Appreciate y'all kicking me. See y next one. Peace.