A viral clip from an independent wrestling show in Maine is making the rounds, not because it looked brutal, but because of how comically it didn’t. Wrestling legend Gail Kim has now reacted to the disturbing spot.
Indie wrestler Ted Goodz posted footage on X showing a wrestler clearing the ring of opponents with a steel chair before turning toward the referee, who stood his ground directly in front of the chair-wielding wrestler and took a shot to the head, collapsing into the ropes and down to the canvas. Goodz captioned the clip simply “BOOP.”
Gail Kim has replied to the post, writing:
So not worth it. Now we know so much more about brain trauma today. Could’ve taken it on the back if you had to do it. And how many people are there for him to scramble his brains
Fans quickly flooded the replies, noting how awkward the spot looked, with many comparing it to the referee simply walking into a light tap rather than a dramatic Attitude Era-style bump.
Chair shots to the head were common in that late-’90s/early-2000s period before being phased out across the industry due to safety concerns.
Today, any chair shot connecting with a wrestler’s head, like Bron Breakker’s accidental hit from Seth Rollins at Elimination Chamber 2026, is treated as a mistake rather than an intentional spot.
Whether it was a botched execution or just an unconvincing sell, the clip has become one more entry in wrestling’s long history of unintentionally funny in-ring moments.
