For the second night in a row, Wrestlemania 39 host Snoop Dogg threw his co-host, former WWE champion The Miz, into an impromptu match at the biggest event in all of pro wrestling. But unlike Saturday night’s throwdown with NFL veteran turned podcaster Pat McAfee, Sunday’s bout with a returning Shane McMahon didn’t appear to go as planned.
McMahon’s knee buckled awkwardly following a leap frog, leaving Miz to circle the ring awkwardly as cameras turned away from the part-time wrestler and former WWE executive. When it became clear McMahon could not continue, Snoop answered the call.
He laid out Miz with a pair of rights while stalling for time. Then he hit the ropes as gingerly as you’d expect from a 51-year-old non wrestler channeling The Rock.
Behold, either the worst — or best — People’s Elbow in Wrestlemania history.
— @LuigiWrestling (@videosluigiw2) April 3, 2023
Soon after came the 1-2-3 for the win. The Miz’s 2023 Wrestlemania record fell to 0-2 with losses to two different people whose full time jobs are very much not wrestling.
McMahon’s medical status is unclear. But whether his medical stoppage was planned or a horrible accident, Snoop Dogg filled in admirably to add another spectacle to a weekend filled with them. And if it’s a horrible accident, our hearts go out to him in hopes of a speedy recovery.
