With All Due Respect to The WWE, AEW, and All of American Wrestling, Ninja Mack's "Super Ninja Special" at New Japan World Wrestling is The Best Thing I've Ever Seen In a Ring

I probably should have qualified that title by admitting I haven't watched a lot of any professional wrestling in my life. I've got nothing against it. I love Broadway shows, so I'm sure if I gave the WWE a fair chance I'd find it to be great entertainment. But all I know about professional wrestling is what I see on social media. I know some guy speared the fuck out of IShowSpeed. I know Logan Paul and The Rizzer are somehow involved now. I know The Rock convinced John Cena to turn heel, which I think somehow led to Travis Scott being a main attraction at Wrestlemania. Which seemed to be universally disliked, so I decided to join in on the fun.

But of all the clips I've seen, many of which are quite impressive, nothing has ever really compelled me to dive further into the world of professional wrestling. Until about 10 minutes ago when I saw Ninja Mack of New Japan World wrestling pull off the funniest thing I've ever seen in a wrestling ring. Again, Ninja Mack doesn't have a lot of competition. I'd imagine true wrestling fans could introduce me to a whole slew of hilarious clips from wrestling's past. But when Ninja Mack launched into his Super Ninja Special, back handspringed his way over the ropes, and his opponent cowered in fear as Ninja Mack flipped backwards towards him at the speed of light...  I think that's the first time I've laughed out loud at a wrestling clip. There was simply nothing his opponent could do. 

There's nothing anybody can do when Ninja Mack starts flipping your direction. Your seconds are numbered. All you can do is ask god for forgiveness and hope you don't wake up in hell.

And if you weren't immediately sold on Ninja Mack of New Japan World wrestling after witnessing him pull off the undisputed most lethal finishing move in the history of professional wrestling, combat sports, and Mortal Kombat-style video games. Just wait til you see his post fight interview. Probably some crazy fired up Japanese man being cooky and screaming nonsense into the camera, right?

No cussing! No tattoos! Just one American ass dude in a ninja mask backflipping his way to Japanese wrestling stardom.

As it turns out, it actually looks like there's plenty of non-Japanese wrestlers competing in New Japan World. So maybe that shouldn't have come as such a surprise to me. But watching Ninja Mack flip his way into his interview and reveal that he's just some slightly overweight, slightly out of breath white guy who simply knows how to back handspring really really well cracked me up. I like to think that's the only move he has. That he's a strict adherer of the "strengthen your strengths" philosophy. If it ain't broke don't fix it. He's going to ride the back handspring up the ranks of the wrestling world as far is it will take him. And if there ever comes a day that somebody learns how to stop it (yeah right), then that'll be the day Ninja Mack seppukus himself in the center of the ring. Because Ninja Mack is man of honor. He'd rather die than abandon what got him here.

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Although I have to say… he's a pretty good slapper as well.

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See you in the WWE, Ninja Mack. If you ever make it there, I promise to give wrestling a fair shot.