TV news presenter shocks viewers by slamming man to the ground on air
A TV news presenter surprised teatime news viewers by unusually slamming a man to the ground on camera. It took place on Channel 5 news, where journalist Claire Hannah was presenting a segment to camera. The broadcaster, Claire, was delivering a news report in Shipley, in Bradford, where she was covering a church which has welcomed wrestling into its parrish, combining Christianity with wrestling matches hosted in the local church.
It was when the news presenter joined in with the wrestling herself that the news programme really grabbed viewers’ attention, though.
Introducing the segment, Claire said: “Find out how this church is stopping Christianity from going down for the count.” It was then that things took a turn for the bizarre.
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Claire then sprung from the turnbuckle of the ring, flinging herself through the air and slamming a wrestler to the ground in the ring under her body. The two lay splayed on the mat for an extended period, as someone off camera could be heard to stifle a giggle.
The news presenter took to social media to share a video of the wrestling move with her followers, sharing: “I think this is my FAVOURITE piece to camera I've ever done,” followed by a string of laughing emojis.
In another post, the presenter wrote: “Some days as a journalist you're at court… other days you're in a wrestling ring doing a frog splash.”
Viewers were quick to react to the shocking TV moment on social media, too. One wrote: “This deserves an award,” while another commented: “Absolutely love this.”
Even the wrestling organisation itself, Kingdom Wrestling, itself gave her the seal of approval, saying: “ You were AWESOME.”
Claire added, on her surprise bout in the ring: “I bet the WWE lot are quaking in their boots.”
Presenter Claire has been a journalist for 25 years in radio and TV, and has been seen on Channel 5 as well as ITV. Bradford-based Kingdom Wrestling is described as a charity “Bringing God's Kingdom through Pro Wrestling.”
Elsewhere, in unusual wrestling appearances, Coronation Street's Bruce Jones, best known for playing Les Battersby, also made his debut in the ring in recent months - even sporting his character's famous double denim at the event.
