Darby Allin has earned a good reputation He puts his body on the line for entertainment (and sometimes to satisfy his own insane appetite for risk). The AEW Star has a highlight reel of crazy spots, dangerous moments and hard-to-watch bumps that will likely be replayed forever and ever.
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The professional wrestling business has seen many daredevils over the years such as Jeff Hardy, New Jack and others, and Darby Allin rightly belongs among those names and is one of the fiercest wrestlers to ever step foot in the ring. Below are the most dangerous locations Allin has been involved in (so far).
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Darby Allin took a powerbomb in a body bag
Brian Cage powerbombed Allin Out The Ring
- Allin was in a casino battle royal
- He was bombed in a body bag
- This spot was dangerous because Allin had no way to control his landing
At All Out 2020, Darby Allin competed in the Casino Battle Royal for a shot at the AEW World Championship. During this match, current rival Brian Cage put Allin in a body bag and filled it with tacks. Allin being in the body bag was bad enough, but then Cage lifted him into the powerbomb position.
Allin was thrown out of the ring onto the ramp outside to eliminate him from the battle royal, and his body folded in on itself like a piece of paper. He had no sense of direction and no way to break his fall, meaning he could have landed in a seriously bad way. It was a very dangerous blow, but luckily he was unhurt.
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Darby Allin coffin fell into a coffin
Allin could have impaled himself on broken wood
- Allin's finisher is the Coffin Drop
- He hit a coffin drop through the lid of a wooden coffin
- The breaking of the wood was unpredictable and could have stabbed him
On a 2021 episode of Dynamite, Darby Allin fought heated rival Ethan Page in a Coffin Match. Allin won the fight when Page was trapped in the coffin, but Allin decided that this should not be the end of their fight.
Allin climbed to the top rope and hit his signature Coffin Drop, landing right on the coffin and crashing through the lid. Wood cracked open, breaking and sticking up at awkward angles that could have impaled Allin if he had landed in a slightly different way. He had to land in exactly the right place, with a small margin for error, which made it very dangerous.
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Team Taz kidnapped Darby Allin and dragged him into a body bag
Allin was tied to a car in a scary scene
- Team Taz had a long-running feud with Darby Allin
- On Dynamite, he was put in a body bag and tied to a car
- The heels took off, and Allin flew behind in a body bag
As mentioned, Darby Allin loves a good body bag spot. On a 2021 episode of Dynamite, Team Taz tied Allin to a corpse rack, strapped him to their SUV and drove off, with Allin's body scraping the ground as they drove off.
As with many of Allin's spooky locations, there was no way for him to truly protect himself from harm, and the speed of the vehicle meant that Allin's movements were very unpredictable and potentially caused great damage.
Allin and his skateboard fell through a ladder
- Allin took part in the Double Or Nothing 2020 Casino Ladder match
- He tried to attack an opponent with his skateboard
- Allin climbed feet first through a ladder
As wrestlers fight their way over ladders and crash through the instruments of destruction, they usually take bumps back. However, Allin went feet first, with all the pressure carried by his legs, as he broke through a ladder.
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This resulted in Allin injuring his foot and having to take time off from the ring to recover. This shows how dangerous the place actually was.
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Darby Allin was thrown down the stairs
Falling down stairs is always dangerous
- Ethan Page threw Darby Allin down the stairs
- The steps were made of stone and looked painful
- When falling down stairs, the body can move unpredictably
AEW explored much of Daily's Place during the pandemic, with Darby Allin and Ethan Page taking their feud to the highest reaches of the venue. During a melee, Allin was thrown down a stone staircase.
This was another case where the margin of error was low, as any wrong fall could have resulted in a painful injury and potentially something serious.
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Christian Cage sent Darby Allin into the steel steps
Allin was injured by this spot
- Allin fought Christian Cage for the TNT title at WrestleDream
- During the match, Cage slammed Allin onto the steel steps
- Allin suffered an injury after this dangerous spot
Darby Allin has sensationally managed to avoid many injuries despite his insane pimples and bumps, but he couldn't avoid an arm injury in his WrestleDream match against Christian Cage for the TNT title.
The steel steps were set up outside the ring and after a few failed attempts, Cage slammed Allin onto the steps. Allin's arm was crushed under his own body weight and landed awkwardly on the sharp, pointed steel stairs.
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Darby Allin was swung through glass by Team Taz
Even fake glass can be dangerous
- Allin & Sting teamed up for the first time at Revolution
- They faced off against Team Taz in a cinematic street fight
- During the game, Allin was thrown through a glass window
In Revolution 2021, Darby Allin and Sting teamed up for the first time in a wild, cinematic street fight that took place in an abandoned building. Members of Team Taz banded together and took advantage of their numerical advantage over the babyfaces.
They picked Allin up and threw him like a sack through a large pane of glass that stood against the wall. Allin's body folded, shattered glass falling around him in a place that could have caused great damage if he had landed incorrectly. Even artificial glass can be dangerous if a shard breaks apart and becomes lodged inside a body.
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Darby Allin tried to outdo Jeff Hardy during their AEW match
Allin hit a wild Swanton bomb on Jeff Hardy
- Allin has often been compared to the daredevil Jeff Hardy
- They fought in the first Owen Hart tournament
- Allin performed one of the craziest Swanton bombs of all time
When Jeff Hardy and Darby Allin competed in a no disqualification match in AEW, fans knew they were likely in for something wild – and they certainly did. Jeff Hardy was lying on a row of steel chairs outside and Allin was setting up a very tall ladder inside the ring.
Then Allin jumped off the ladder and hit a Swanton bomb. on Hardy and the steel chairs in a spot that could have gone wrong in a number of ways.
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A car crash at AEW Full Gear 2024 was wild
Allin sped into another car at full speed
- The Full Gear 2024 PPV had a wild ending
- Darby Allin drove a car into the Death Riders' vehicle
- Allin appeared shaken after the collision
You might think that stuntmen would be used when it comes to high speed car accident scenes, but as revealed by Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, In Full Gear 2024, Darby Allin actually drove the car who smashed into the Death Riders' vehicle to end the show.
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The accident occurred at a very high speed and could have resulted in any number of accidents. When Allin exited the vehicle, he certainly appeared shaken and had blood dripping from his head. There is no way AEW should have allowed him to do something so dangerous.
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Darby Allin's back was ripped to shreds by glass after a crazed Swanton
Allin's most dangerous place of his career
- Allin & Sting took on The Young Bucks
- Allin wanted to make Sting's final game memorable
- He performed a death-defying leap through glass
If you thought Darby Allin's Swanton bomb on Jeff Hardy was dangerous, Allin added even more danger to the scene by incorporating panes of glass into the equation during it Sting's retirement match at Revolution 2024.
This time there was no Jeff Hardy to break Allin's fall as the Young Bucks moved out of the way and Allin himself fell onto the mess of chairs and glass. His back was covered in hundreds of bloodstains, and his back was cut open to a fraction of broken glass.
