VIDEO: AEW’s Darby Allin Hits Coffin Drop In Unique Place

I guess he needs the practice. AEW has come a long way in just under a year since their debut event. It really is kind of amazing how much progress they have made in that length of time and there is no indication that they are slowing down anytime soon. With all of the moves that they are making, one of their biggest strengths has been their ability to create stars, and one of them was doing something a bit out there earlier this week.

One thing that AEW has done well is create stars. They have a lot of names who came in from WWE, but they also have several wrestlers who they have taken from relative obscurity and turned into something on their own. There may be no one better in this category than Darby Allin, who has turned into a star in AEW. That star power was on display recently, albeit in a unique place.

You don’t see this every day. Check out what happened in a convenience store (this does contain strong language and is not entirely safe for work):

AEW star Sammy Guevara has posted a video to his YouTube page showing he and a friend in a convenience store. The two of them see Allin at the register and Guevara tells his friend to go fight him. A brawl breaks out and Allin hits his finishing maneuver, the Coffin Drop, off of the counter to take out Guevara’s friend. Allin most recently wrestled on this week’s Dynamite.

Opinion: You know what, why not? This is one of those things where it might look ridiculous to an outsider and that’s very true, but if you can get your fans to be more interested as a result, why not? It’s the kind of thing that makes sense from a kayfabe perspective as wrestlers would probably use some of their moves in an actual fight. I chuckled at this and it’s not like anyone was hurt in the process.

What do you think of Allin? Who is AEW’s biggest success so far? Let us know in the comments below.

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