Some of the best things in pro wrestling aren't done by design.
Sometimes things just happen.
During a recent interview on the "INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet" podcast, WWE and NXT Superstar Baron Corbin shared a story about one of these times.
According to "The Lone Wolf," his "End of Days" finisher and his "Deep Six" trademark spot were both created by accident.
"Not a joke," Corbin said. "Same with Deep Six too. We were playing around at the Performance Center; we have a Crash Pad ring. And we can go in there and try things and a kid named Sami Callihan. I was playing around with him in the ring. And he does this thing where he springs off the bottom rope and catches you for a DDT. And I was just messing with him. And he jumped and I caught him. And I did the End of Days on him. And we both sat up and looked at each other like wait a second. What was that?"
Corbin continued, "Yeah, like, that’s something cool. And then I just did it. And I was like, dude, and I filmed it. And at the time I sent it to Billy Gunn. I was like, Yo, I think this is my finish because I was really trying to find a finish at the time. He’s like, That’s awesome. I’m going to use it tonight against The Shield. And I said, Don’t you dare, I will fight you when you come back. And he didn’t he was just messing with me. But so it was a complete accident. And it’s just been something that really kind of put me on the map. It’s a cool, unique first time ever seeing this finish. And then I protected it with every bit of my might."
Check out the complete interview via the YouTube player embedded below.
