Is the WWE really wrestling? It’s a good question and one without an easy answer. At the very least, it’s its own form of wrestling. Don’t believe me? Go and try it in your backyard and let me know how it looks compared to the pros. Actually maybe don’t do that, if these 16 people are anything to go by.


@barstoolsports RKO OUTTA NOWHERE @Rasslin’ (via:@trentsilva ♬ Watch Out Watch Out RKO - Kostars


There’s a reason professional wrestlers are paid the big bucks, and that’s because they have the technique and experience to make big moves work. If you’re a normal dude in a DIY ring, maybe stay off the top rope. Or don’t, and wind up in a compilation like this. 


Here are 16 backyard pro wrestling moments where somebody went straight to the dentist.


@trickshot_1996 Yikes #wrestling #wrestlingfails #wrestlingtiktok #wrestlingbotches #fyp #fypシ #l4l #f4f #c4c #like #comment #tiktok ♬ original sound - Trick shot


@tik_dad_tok I wonder if he ever became a pro wrestler?! #YouGotThis #wwe #wrestling #hurt #broken #ouch #legs #fyp #foryou #fail #sports ♬ Pain - Three Days Grace


@scaryterry1989 choke slam for fun lol just wanted to see if it would hurt.. #chokeslam #wrestling #tablematch #wwe #funny #backyardwrestling #fail ♬ The Blue Wrath - I Monster


@themachoverse backyard wrestling fail #fail #epicfail #ridiculousness #themachoverse #mtv ♬ original sound - TheMACHOVERSE


@suburbansaviour anyone know the name of this finisher??#wwe #backyardwrestling #fail #johncena #fyp ♬ original sound - lil snooze


@pwf_sean_storm Sometimes #accidentshappen in this #business but we can’t let that stop us. #VenmoSpringBreak #macysownyourstyle #backyardwrestling #pandemicwrestlingfederation ♬ original sound - PWF Network


@hmblackwing Country side Jeff Hardy!!! #wwe #ladders #backyardwrestling #Barbwire #aew #jeffhardy #barbwiretrap #trampoline #fyp #baddecisions #herecomesthepain #lostabet ♬ son original - Catch


@alexthecrookedcatman this is why I'm not allowed on #trampoline #backyardwrestling #wrestling #fyp ♬ Oh No - Kreepa


@wrestlingisfake They Decided To Try It At Home #wrestlingtiktok #backyardvibes ♬ original sound - Wrestling Is Fake


@playboiipulga17 Dont try this at home!! ⚠️ #wwe #siblings #comedy #wrestling #johncena #backyardwrestling ♬ original sound - Nestor Estrada


@gcwtiktoks Joey Janela takes out Daltano by planting him on a foam cooler at GCWs ‘Backyard Wrestling 5’, Location Unknown, Summer 2023 #gcw #gcwwrestling #gamechangerwrestling #prowrestling #prowrestlingtiktok #fitetvplus #indywrestling #deathmatchwrestling #nickgage #aew #fite #wwe #gcwjapan ♬ original sound - Game Changer Wrestling


@gcwtiktoks Deathmatch Field of Dreams at #gcw Backyard Wrestling 4 #gcwwrestling #gamechangerwrestling #prowrestling #fieldofdreams #prowrestlingtiktok #deathmatch #wwe ♬ Field of Dreams (From "Field of Dreams") - Craig Ogden


@dman30464 Slam #genderreveal #backyardwrestling #fanfilm #marvel #avengers #mcu #wrestling #fight #aew #wwe ♬ original sound - DMan304


@gcwtiktoks Marcus Mathers takes out his father Marc Angel with a swanton at GCWs ‘Backyard Wrestling 5’, Location Unknown, Summer 2023 #gcw #gcwwrestling #gamechangerwrestling #prowrestling #prowrestlingtiktok #aew #fitetvplus #fitetv #fite #indywrestling #wwe #gcwjapan #deathmatchwrestling #nickgage ♬ original sound - Game Changer Wrestling


@atlasmcfly well. there you go. #superhumanyou #superhumantvshow #fakebody #noonewashurt #backyardwrestling #like4like #follow4follow ♬ original sound - Michael McFly