Former WWE superstar Zack Gibson has recalled the ‘scary’ moment he was struggling to breath on live television thanks to a major mishap with his ring gear. The Liverpudlian wrestler – who will be back on home turf this weekend when Burning Heart Pro Wrestling launches with back-to-back shows in Liverpool, Wolverhampton and Swansea – was wrestling with James Drake at the time in hoods and cloaks as part of The Dyad, and he was ‘panicking’. Speaking exclusively to Metro.
co.uk , Gibson and Drake, known as Grizzled Young Veterans , were stuck wearing essentially ‘velvet pajamas’ covering their ‘face, nose and mouth’ with no holes for ventilation. At the time, they were trying to keep their identities hidden before being revealed as part of Joe Gacy’s Schism group , but things took a terrifying turn in a tag match in June 2022.
‘There was a moment in that, I couldn’t breathe,’ he said. ‘I’m panicking, and then I’ve got to get out, so I tag out to James. And now he’s doing his bit in ring.
And I know that I’m counting down the seconds to where I have to get in again.’ In the moment, Gibson tried to decided whether it was best to ‘fall and collapse’ or ‘get off the apron and walk backstage’. ‘Luckily that moment of sheer panic passed, and I was able to catch my breath again,’ he laughed.
It’s been seven months now since GYV chose to leave WWE to rebuild their reputation and passion as one of the best tag teams in the world, and .