Normally, when a wrestler suffers a severe injury, fans are saddened and sympathetic, but that's not the case for Darby Allin. wrestler The daring All Elite Wrestling star broke his foot less than two minutes into his match with 'Switchblade' Jay White on Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, and fans believe that the painful break might be a sign from God.
Darby, 31, was supposed to begin climbing Mount Everest next week after just six months of training, and fans were worried for his life once he started the challenging endeavor.
He tweeted: 'Unfortunately, the foot is really broken from Wednesday's match. Everest will have to wait until next year. (sic)' Despite his eagerness to attempt it again in 2025, fans have advised Darby to reconsider and see this setback as a message from a higher power. Fans insisted that 'God intervened on Darby Allin,' while others added that 'Divine intervention… This is Darby's sign not to climb that mountain.'
Darby was scheduled to start climbing Mount Everest next week (Image: AEW)
Some suggested that 'The whole AEW roster failed to stop Darby from climbing Mount Everest that God had to intervene,' while others remarked that 'Darby Allin breaking his foot is a sign from God if I've ever seen one.'
Fan @mikey_rakkar was conflicted as they admitted: 'Never happy for a wrestler to get injured but thank God Darby got injured.'
@xibushistar wrote: 'No, but seriously, Darby has done too many dangerous things throughout his career but he just got injured a few weeks before climbing Mount Everest? This was undoubtedly a sign for him.'
According to , Darby sustained the injury when he flipped off the top rope to the floor at ringside, landing awkwardly and breaking the bone.
Despite visibly limping, the former champion continued to wrestle and finished the match as planned, working for another 10 minutes and continuing to fly around the ring. However, the outlet claimed Darby will make the best of a disappointing situation, with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk planning to use his cast to do a trick next week for charity. He still wants to attempt to tackle Everest in 2025 (Image: Shutterstock / Johnny Sharif)
Darby had been set to
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prior to the injury, Darby explained: 'They told me, to train with zero mountain experience, in six months, to climb Everest is unheard of – let alone what I'm doing myself out there [in the ring].'
Darby is known for putting his body at risk (Image: AEW/Lee South) When asked if he was frightened by that, he replied: ‘No, not at all. The trainer told me when I met up with him for Everest, “Are you afraid to die?” And I said, “No.” He said, “That’s the only mindset you have to have. If you’re concerned about X, Y, and Z, leave now.” And I’m just like, “Whatever happens, happens, you know?
Speaking ‘I’ve lived more in the last year than most people have in their entire lives. So I’ve got nothing – you know what I mean? I’ve achieved so much already that I never thought was possible.’ They believe the injury has preserved his life.
And the wrestler was very aware of the possibility he might not come back alive.
Asked if he was scared by that, he said: ‘No, not at all. The first thing that the trainer told me when I met up with him for Everest was, “Are you afraid to die?” I’m like, “No.”
‘He’s like, “That’s the only mindset you have to have. Because if you’re worried about X, Y, and Z, get out right now.” And I’m just like, “Whatever happens, happens, you know?
‘Because I’ve lived more in the last year than people have in their whole lives. So I’ve got nothing – you know what I mean? I’ve done so much already that I never thought was possible.’
