Abby Hornacek, a reporter for Fox News, reacted to the moment she was thrown to the ground by a wrestler during a report on the subject last Saturday (28).
Hornacek was in Tampa, Florida (USA), to cover the wrestling event Real American Freestyle, in which Olympic medalist Kennedy Blades took part, when it all happened. “Here, Kennedy was kind enough to offer [to] show me her signature move. It’s called a ‘suplex’,” the reporter explained.
The duo then got into position, with Hornacek admitting twice that she was “nervous.” Blades encouraged her to breathe, and within seconds, Hornacek’s feet were in the air after Blades grabbed her, turned her, and threw her onto the mat.
After the shocking moment, Hornacek was in good spirits, laughing as she declared: “I don’t think I can be a wrestler.” She then admitted to viewers that her microphone “didn’t survive.” “But I [did], thankfully.”
“I know it looked worse […], but it was really fun. Um… I think I’ll stay off the mat from now on. But Kennedy here — I just have to say, it felt like being thrown off a skyscraper, and I don’t know if I want to do that again,” Hornacek admitted.
Hornacek then took the opportunity to assure viewers and her colleagues from the program Fox & Friends that she was perfectly fine after the “suplex.” “I feel great! I feel like a million bucks,” she joked.
However, after sharing the clip of the scene on Instagram, internet users criticized Blades for allegedly putting Hornacek in danger. Later, the reporter reassured fans that this was definitely not the case.
“Kennedy Blades is a true professional, and this was my idea. I want to clear things up, because I received many comments like: ‘Oh, Kennedy put you in danger.’ She really didn’t [do that]. I said: ‘Please, Kennedy, can I do this?’ And she was so sweet. Just the kindest soul I’ve ever met.”
Blades, who won the silver medal in the women’s 76 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, addressed the viral video after Real American Freestyle. “I made sure to perform the technique correctly,” she assured fans while speaking to reporters on Saturday.
“I saw a lot of comments saying that I hurt her and things like that… There’s technique in everything, right? So if I hadn’t turned at the end, I’m sure she would have landed on her neck. I can’t believe [the video] went viral. But it’s great, you know? That’s how you bring more attention to the sport. That’s what we need.”
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