Fun fact: This is why shinai, kendo sticks, are used as weapons in pro wrestling to this day.
Paul Heyman's ECW booked a match between Tommy Dreamer and Jim "The Sandman" Fullington where the loser had to get beaten with a "Singapore cane," actually a bamboo kendo stick, to capitalize on how big a national news story this was.
Dreamer lost, took his punishment like a champ, and the fans got even more behind him for it.
It became the Sandman's signature weapon for the rest of his career, and other wrestlers continue to imitate this, including some women, such as AEW's Hikaru Shida. It's largely due to the loud SNAP it makes upon contact--it sounds worse than it hurts.
Fun fact: This is why shinai, kendo sticks, are used as weapons in pro wrestling to this day.
Paul Heyman's ECW booked a match between Tommy Dreamer and Jim "The Sandman" Fullington where the loser had to get beaten with a "Singapore cane," actually a bamboo kendo stick, to capitalize on how big a national news story this was.
Dreamer lost, took his punishment like a champ, and the fans got even more behind him for it.
It became the Sandman's signature weapon for the rest of his career, and other wrestlers continue to imitate this, including some women, such as AEW's Hikaru Shida. It's largely due to the loud SNAP it makes upon contact--it sounds worse than it hurts.