Wrestler Offers $1,000 Takedown Challenge, Denies Ever Being Taken Down Despite Viral Footage.
Social media wrestling sensation Georgio Poullas remains adamant that no one has ever successfully taken him down in his widely publicized $1,000 challenge, despite mounting video evidence suggesting otherwise.
During a recent appearance on Marlon “Chito” Vera’s podcast, Poullas doubled down on his claim.
“I literally haven’t been taken down,” he stated confidently. “People in my comments keep saying, ‘Oh, he just doesn’t post when he gets taken down.’ I’m like, bro, I literally haven’t been taken down.”
However, wrestling fans are calling that statement into question. A recently circulated clip shared by Wrestler Pat Downey shows Pullas getting taken down by a police officer.
Downey specified when someone asked if it was training or a real challenge:
@theallenwrench no its him live wrestling in his 1,000$ takedown challenge that he stole from @thegreentoepalacio
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Another one that happened before that.A challenger named Joseph executing what appears to be a foot sweep, momentarily putting Poullas on his back before he quickly recovered with a hip heist.
“If I were reffing, I’d call it a takedown followed by a reversal,” one wrestling fan commented online. “Joseph clearly foot swept Georgio to his back, and Georgio had to scramble to get out of it.”
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