“I think someone legit called the police” Happy Corbin recalls throwing Rey Mysterio off the building
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Thomas Pestock popularly known as Happy Corbin is former WWE United States Champion and is currently working on Smackdown. Happy Corbin is a former professional footballer who represented Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League. After unsuccessful stints with the football teams Corbin turned hi attention on becoming a professional wrestler and signed with WWE in 2012. The developmental contract saw Happy Corbin appear on NXT and helped him to gain experience while wrestling with other wrestlers.
Happy Corbin after four years in NXT made his debut on the main roster in 2016 when he participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 32 and ended up winning the name sake match eliminating Kane for the victory. Happy Corbin since his main roster debut has had memorable matches while having feuds with the likes of John Cena , Dolph Ziggler, AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose,Randy Orton and many more. Happy Corbin won his first title in WWE when he defeated Tye Dillinger and AJ Styles for the United States Championship.
Happy Corbin’s finisher was kicked out of for the first time since its introduction 10 years ago
In 2017 Happy Corbin featured in the Money in the Bank ladder match and won the name sake match which guaranteed him an opportunity at the WWE Championship. Corbin squandered the opportunity because of interference from John Cena. In 2020 Happy Corbin was again a part of the the Money in the Bank Ladder match. The match itself was unique as the briefcases were hung at the top of the WWE building. The involved wrestlers were seen fighting all over the building.
Happy Corbin who was the part of the match was involved in one of the most memorable spot in the history of ladder matches. In an interview on KLBJFM, Happy Corbin recalled the spot involving Rey Mysterio and himself:
“He’s one of the iconic in our industry. He’s been around for a long time and done a lot of things,” Corbin said of Mysterio. “He created a standard for smaller guys. Everybody that comes into the business that is undersized, ‘I want to be the next Rey Mysterio.’ There will never be another Rey Mysterio. I got it in my head, ‘If he’s one of the greatest ever, let’s see if he can fly.’ “
“We happened to be on top of a ten-story building and I sent him over into the darkness. I have that mask on my wall at my house right now. That was one of the craziest Money in the Bank matches because the ring is on top of headquarters, it’s cold, it’s dark, the wind was blowing. When Asuka punched me in the head on top of the ladder, I fell off because of the wind. It was really gusty. I think someone legit called the police that I murdered somebody.”
Happy Corbin and Rey Mysterio didn’t win the match on the night but will be forever remembered for the epic spot they were involved in. Happy Corbin might feud with former football teammate and smackdown commentator Pat McAfee.
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