r/sportsgossips • u/OneOriginal8727 • May 28 '26
Video High school wrestler KO’d his opponent after a disrespectful celebration 😳
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u/OneOriginal8727 May 28 '26
The kids are making me have to pull out the chart again
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u/guypamplemousse May 28 '26
🥦vs🥦
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u/OwlBeYourHuckleberry May 28 '26
brocc on brocc crime
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u/Intrepid_Pitch_3320 May 28 '26
Sports can be full of good lessons. Here's 2 of them.
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u/MathematicianOk4025 May 28 '26
Right. Calling pushing someone’s face into the ground after winning a ‘celebration’ is nuts.
Hopefully at least one lesson out of the two was learned.
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u/SadAd8761 May 28 '26
the real FAFO will be this video being watched 10 million times around the world
kid is now famous for being an entitled little prick
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u/catbandana May 28 '26
The one who punched the guy, or the one who face smooshed the guy he just beat for no reason?
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u/HopperHapper_Eternal May 29 '26
Red boy was disrespectful as shit. He deserves a future where he's pointed at and yelled at wherever he goes, like: "ha, there goes the red who slams heads into the ground"
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u/Great_Hambino2022 May 28 '26
Bet he’ll never celebrate like that again
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u/An-Ocular-Patdown May 28 '26
You are grossly underestimating stupidity of people.
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u/arebee20 May 28 '26
I bet he will. His ego has been checked by getting his shit rocked, he’ll feel like he has to come back now to make it back up in his peers eyes.
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u/Unchained_Memory33 May 28 '26
Getting your shit rocked - the great equalizer
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u/MadHatter2518 May 28 '26
Unless the kid doesn't even know what he did wrong and then blames the other kid for cheap shotting him labeling him as a, "poor sport" in rebellion for losing.
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u/OfflineGameEnjoyer May 28 '26
Nah, every wrestler I’ve ever known knows that running your opponents ear into the mat is a cheap ass move.
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u/Moldy-Bongwater4420 May 28 '26
He knows exactly what he did and why he suffered the consequences that he did.
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u/foxtrot7azv May 28 '26
To be fair, he probably doesn't have any memory of the seconds leading up to getting KO'd.
Good thing it's preserved on the internet for him to watch whenever he needs to remember.
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u/OfflineGameEnjoyer May 28 '26
Yea but eventually he’ll fuck with a scrapper that never wrestled in his life and get domed hard at a local bar
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u/DoBe21 May 28 '26
He got his nighty night button pushed, good chance he won't even remember that he pushed the other guy's head into the mat anyway.
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u/TonyDarvo May 28 '26
How this will play out for the kid that bullied and got punched will probably depend a lot on his parents. If they coddle him and put all the blame on the other kid, he'll likely continue to be a bully. If they make him apologize and accept he instigated the situation, he has a chance to learn from it. (Other kid should obviously apologize too)
Not to say that nice people can't raise asshole kids or great people can't be raised in disfunctional situations, because I know exceptions on both sides. People are complex. But I reckon the single biggest factor here is how the kids parents treat it.
Kid that knocked him out was likely in fight or flight mode, so it's a different situation. He could be a total dick too for all we know, but everyone has a self defense reflex that's basically hard coded. Hard to know without knowing more about him and the situation if he's a violent kid or was just full fight or flight at that point.
Hopefully they just both apologized and moved on and didn't do it again.
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u/OneOriginal8727 May 28 '26
Turning his back after pushing his opponent’s face into the mat shows this kid’s never been checked in his life.
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u/SleestakSamurai May 28 '26
To paraphrase a quote by Mike Tyson:
"Social media has made folks too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the mouth."
I hope more of these disrespectful little broccoli heads get taught such lessons.
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u/WilliamRBrasky May 28 '26
Mike Tyson is mentally unstable. That being said, this is one of the most beautifully succinct and accurate things that has ever been said about modern society.
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u/GroundbreakingFox815 May 28 '26
It comes from his original quote before the internet was what it is. 'Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth', which i think is more encompassing.
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u/Mindrest May 28 '26
His "original" quote is surprisingly close to the Joe Louis quote Everyone has a plan until they've been hit
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u/FrequencyHigher May 28 '26
Which is also similar to the quote from Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder - “No [battle] plan survives contact with the enemy.”
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u/mazu74 May 28 '26
He may be unstable, but I’d think he’d still know a thing or two about getting punched in the mouth much more than the average person.
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u/Ok-Sympathy9768 May 28 '26
Well, he certainly got checked.. unfortunately he probably won’t remember it.
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u/i_was_a_person_once May 28 '26
He’ll have this lovely video to reference though
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u/heretoescape87 May 28 '26
Kid deserved it. I didn’t wrestle in school. But doing this is the poorest of sportsmanship. Especially at that age.
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u/sad_cub May 28 '26
There’s a reason not a single team mate came out for him
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u/MovementOriented May 28 '26
The coaches were more upset at him for the bad sportsmanship at first and then not that bothered after he got slept lol
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u/GrimSpirit42 May 28 '26
The coaches' only comment should have been, "Now see what you get when you're a dick?"
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u/ButtflossingBigBro May 28 '26
Bingo. As a wrestler in highschool this happened and the whole benches cleared. The fact nobody came out for him means hes constantly a disrespectful dick
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u/Collardcow41 May 28 '26
Yea, no way his team likes him and just sat still after their boy gets KO’d in front of everyone
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u/techman710 May 28 '26
It was wrong to punch him, but a life lesson was learned. Make that 2 life lessons 1) don't push your opponents face into the ground 2) don't turn your back on someone you just disrespected
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u/goodenough4govtwork May 28 '26
3) never engage in a battle of wits with a Sicilian when death is on the line.
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u/drrhythm2 May 28 '26
The thing was he appeared to put all his weight on the guy’s head when he got up too. It wasn’t just a push - like I’m imagining a 160lb dude pushing himself off the ground with much of that force on my face and I’d bet that really hurt and couldn’t be argued it was assault / battery in and of itself.
I don’t think the sucker punch in the face was warranted (even if deserved) but certainly something was. You should be able to stand up for yourself and defend yourself / retaliate in a proportional manner if you are attacked.
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u/ss4johnny May 28 '26
I don’t think it’s fair to call it a sucker punch. He was attacked first and the guy turned his back.
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u/MorganMiller77777 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Exactly, the kid who lost the match sucker head pushed into the mat
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u/clarkedaddy May 28 '26
I’m going to say that wasn’t a sucker punch. Based on his actions he should have been very aware a punch was coming. His fault for not looking.
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u/Taikiteazy May 28 '26
You don't poke a bear then call it a sucker-punch when they maul you (while you walk away like you didn't do anything wrong). That wasn't a "sucker-punch", but a sucker definitely got punched. You, are an idiot and likely a bully yourself to think the guy SHOULDN'T have punched the bully.
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u/dudemanjack May 28 '26
It was definitely an out of proportion response. He should have just shoved him if he wanted to get physical.
Also, shoving someone's face into the mat like that and turning your back to him is certainly not smart.
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u/spitemods_54 May 28 '26
Wasn't wrong, very deserved. People like that guy don't learn until someone fights back
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u/Worldly_Lunch_1601 May 28 '26
I wouldn't call that a 'disrespectful celebration' as much as I would call it 'smashing his opponent's face into the ground with his full body weight.'
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u/HowWeLikeToRoll May 28 '26
Yea, I wrestled and my son wrestles... That's a 100% dick move. I don't know if a sucker punch like that is totally deserved but I'm also not saying that the kid didn't have it coming.
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u/cizwokz May 28 '26
It’s only a sucker punch because his bitch ass turned around after being a twat
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u/UrinalCake777 May 28 '26
Yea, if you attack someone then turn your back, is it really a sucker punch?
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u/RemotePossibility399 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Not a sucker punch. You can't start a fight, turn your back, get hit, and call it a sucker punch.
Hope he had a nice nap.
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u/StashPhan May 28 '26
All 3 of my kids wrestle and if they swung on that kid for pushing their face in the mat I’d be taking them out for ice cream after
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u/Observe_Report_ May 28 '26
I’m not a FAFO devotee, but this was a FO in retaliation for a physical attack. I approve.
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u/Big_Impact_5331 May 28 '26
I have no problem with the punch. Kid has obviously done this without getting clocked until this moment. Bravo to the kid not taking the disrespect.
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u/Worried-Pick4848 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
The match was over. Dude got assaulted in a noncombat situation.
Wrestlers who can't put it back in the box once the match ends are scumbags who shouldn't be competing. The dirtiest, filthiest, most selfish competitors in the big circuits in wrestling and MMA know to put it back in the box once the match ends. If you don't, you run out of chances to be in the ring pretty fast.
I don't necessarily condone the punch, but I fully, absolutely, 100% understand why it happened, and it happened because Headshover had no self control and didn't put his attitude back in the box after the match like you NEED to in order to be part of this scene.
Headshover doesn't deserve to compete.
Sucker puncher also probably doesn't deserve to compete, but he was provoked so I can see some reasons not to be quick to judge Sucker Puncher.
Headshover needs out of the sport completely, and he needs to be out yesterday. Ban that man!
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u/pozoleNjuan May 28 '26
Guy in the hat walked up like he was thinking thats what you get
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u/byzantinedavid May 29 '26
I saw who you meant, but there are a LOT of "guy in the hat"s in that video.
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u/Easy_beaver May 28 '26
It would have been better had he done a Hank Hill and kicked him in the ass good and hard.
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u/1970s_MonkeyKing May 28 '26
"I can't believe my precious little Billy got punched and knocked out by some sore loser. That boy should be expelled and put in prison.
Shows Billy's mom the vid.
"I don't care."
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u/CNC-Whisperer May 28 '26
Honestly, thats partially on the ref. Absolutely looked like he was going to let that whole thing slide.
Call it for what it is. Team deductions are a thing.
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u/Express_Judgment2198 May 28 '26
Crazy that people think that immediately walking away after shoving someone's face into the mat means that the guy who's face you shoved into the mat is no longer allowed to fight back.
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u/Big_Law1931 May 28 '26
The rule of Shaq. "When you hit me, don't turn away, cause it's coming."
That head shove, which looked really painful, that qualifies.
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u/LongKage May 28 '26
Listening this video.. I think it was a friend of the broccoli head guy that got punched that posted this. Ha.
On another note, I think getting punched like that will make him a better person in the future.
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u/GoPlugYourSelf74 May 28 '26
Ref dropped the ball here. Both should have been DQ for their actions as well. The face smash and the cheap shot . Ref should be let go as well for not maintaining control or calling the face smash
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u/faceless_coloradian May 28 '26
DQ and ban both. They both have problems restraining themselves and don't belong in the sport
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u/cbjunior May 29 '26
At first glance, people take note of the losing opponent’s shot from behind. But then you look again and see the winner pushing his opponent’s head into the floor at the end of the match. Poor reffing and sportsmanship all around but it was the “winner” that caused the problem.
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u/thadeusbone7 May 29 '26
Kid deserved it. Shove a dudes head in the ground and you should expect a pop to the face.
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u/SocomPS2 May 28 '26
Wrestling community is usually overwhelmingly trash. Anger management issues, little self control, eating disorders, small man energy.
Not surprised by these high schooler’s behavior. They’re peaking in life right now.
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u/Time_Rip_9808 May 28 '26
Hard disagree. Wrestling was full of great people, in my experience. Football was the toxic team at my school The wrestlers became like family and stood up for some of the smaller guys who were getting bullied. I wasn't small but I was bullied when I was younger so seeing that had me sold pretty fast.
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u/SacredHippoXIV May 28 '26
Wrestling community here in Nor Cal is lots of really thoughtful people… no idea why so different where you are.
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u/HowWeLikeToRoll May 28 '26
Maybe it's just my area, but my son's HS wrestling division has a lot of really great kids. They are hardcore and savage, but 90% of them have great sportsmanship. Last year at county, my son lost in the 4th round, to the guy who would end up winning first. The kid was super humble after the match, ranting and raving about how tough of an opponent my son was and how he couldn't believe he won, he won by points 13 - 9 iirc. We ended up following him and rooting for him (no one else from my son's school was still in for his weight class) it's crazy how many wrestling friends he's made from schools all over the state. There are dicks for sure, but most of the kids I've met have been stand up dudes.
Of course this is my anecdotal experience, I do believe that wrestling attracts a certain personality type. We're just lucky to have had really good experiences the last few years. I do remember a shit ton of assholes from my wrestling days, but I think toxic masculinity was a lot more prevalent back then.
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u/PsychotropicTraveler May 28 '26
Checks out. Almost all of the sports jock type guys in my old high school were dickheads to us skaters and outcasts. But most of the wrestlers were always super cool to us and didn't care about the cliquey bullshit. Good lads in my experience, for the most part.
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u/HowWeLikeToRoll May 28 '26
I think it's because even though you're on a team, you win and lose your matches on your own. That means that if you lose, it's on you, no one to blame but yourself. So self accountability is relatively high in the sport, you can't coast your way to wins relying on stronger teammates. I think it builds stronger character. That's just my observation though
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u/ReelOne_1348 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Consequences on both sides. Should both get the same punishment.
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u/rroberts3439 May 29 '26
I'm proud of the internet today. Ya, he should have punched the kid from the back. But.... I don't hate that he did it when the kid shoved his face in the ground.
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u/ChemistryPractical23 May 29 '26
Bro thought he could get away with it because officials and crowd watching nope
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u/BoSoxFanInNJ May 29 '26
I mean…I don’t see an issue here. Punk pushed his face into the mat. Completely uncalled for so yeah enjoy that left hook. Get you a blankey little one
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u/PvtHudsonBR May 29 '26
That was no disrespectful celebration. He hurts the other one pushing his head to the ground.
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u/Jektonoporkins1 May 29 '26
Hopefully he learns his lesson. Disrespect like that has no place in sports, or life.
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u/yayboost May 29 '26
Celebrations don’t involve assaulting your opponent.
Hopefully the puncher doesn’t get in trouble.
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u/aquavelva23 May 29 '26
They should have let them both square off again. no ref, no rules and duke it out. That kid slamming the face should be banned.
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u/Successful-Bus-186 May 29 '26
He got what he deserved. You don't do that shit and get away with it.
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u/Broads-in-atlanta May 30 '26
Kid in the orange had no business smashing his opponent’s face into the mat. To casually turn your back too?? That’s insanely dumb on top of things and he deserved to checked for it. Knocked out? Nah, but don’t fuck around to the point where the punch itself is warranted.
For blue, was the punch acceptable? No. Was it warranted? ABSOLUTELY. In this case, take whatever punishment comes from it and move on in the best fashion possible.
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u/Jerseyd422 May 30 '26
Manners maketh the man. And if that doesn’t work, getting punched in the head
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u/duke3902021 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Well he started it. Shoved the opponent's head down after the whistle. Give it out sometimes you get it back. Cheap shot followed by a cheap shot
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u/Inevitable-Egg-3153 May 30 '26
I guess he wont disrespectfully mush someones face into the floor again now will he?
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u/Creepy_Mammoth_7076 May 30 '26
he deserved it , he was disrespectful because he never got knocked tf out for being disrespectful
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u/ahoy_shitliner May 30 '26
Bro managed to find the singular scenario where getting sucker punched is justified
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u/BrightonsBestish May 28 '26
Kids aside, the ref really dropped the ball.
Should have jumped in the second the kid slammed the other kid’s head. He actively let it slide and things instantly spiraled. It’s his job to keep control.