Marc Mero didnt invent the shooting star press in the ringhe did it on a lake in New York when he was just a teenager.
In a recent sit-down with The Wrestling Classic, the former WWE and WCW star opened up about how his iconic finishing move, the Wild Thing, actually originated years before his pro wrestling career ever started.
Mero explained that he and his friends would compete at Green Lakes near Syracuse, New York, trying to one-up each other with wild flips off the diving board. Thats where the prototype of his move was born.
He said the inspiration to bring it into wrestling came years later after watching Jushin Thunder Liger perform a similar move in Japan.
But the flash came with a price. Mero admitted that doing the Wild Thing regularly started to wear down his bodyespecially his knees and shoulders.
Because of the wear and tear, Mero later switched to the TKOa firemans carry cutter he was allowed to use with Diamond Dallas Pages blessing.
Marc Meros Wild Thing mightve been born on a diving board, but it left a major impression on wrestling fans long after it hit the ring.
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