Item from WWE by WWE / TKO Group
The great equalizer — a folding metal chair, simultaneously mundane and lethal, the most democratic weapon in professional wrestling and the sound of betrayal.
The steel chair is the most egalitarian weapon in wrestling because it requires no skill to introduce — anyone can reach under the ring or grab one from ringside — and its presence immediately signals that the rules have stopped mattering. It has ended championship reigns, precipitated faction wars, punctuated betrayals, and starred in the defining moments of careers. Stone Cold's battered opponents with it. Triple H made it an extension of his personality. Edge's con-chair-to on John Cena was so visceral it was eventually banned as a finisher. The chair is the weapon that tells the audience: whatever this was, it's something else now.
A standard folding metal chair, silver and slightly scuffed — the kind that exists in every arena by the thousands. When swung or unfolded and raised overhead, it transforms into something else entirely. The sound it makes on impact — a flat, ringing crack that carries across an arena — is one of the most distinctive and Pavlovian sounds in sports entertainment. Commentators call it immediately. Crowds react before it lands.
Also known as: The Chair, A Steel Chair