Aug 19, 7:34 PM
Mark Sterling takes a NASTY bump, proceeds to milk it for all its worth
Cageside Seats
Ariya Daivari vs. Komander opened last week’s ROH on HonorClub from Colorado Springs. Daivari is a member of Ring of Honor’s Premier Athletes stable, which is represented by Jade Cargill’s old AEW manager, Smart Mark Sterling, Esquire. During that bout, Sterling was on the apron barking instructions at Daivari and berating the official when Komander took him out. The headline and main image give it away, but the bump ends badly for Sterling. Or miraculously well, considering he bounced flat back off the apron, then ended up perpendicular to the ground so that he landed on the top of his head and forcing his neck to bend in a horrible-looking way. As these things will, a clip of the bump went viral, often accompanied by some commentary or criticism: worst bump of the year contender https://t.co/m2CfGENIzK pic.twitter.com/S2hJ9WcKSo — takoda (@strongstyled) August 19, 2026 Since he somehow has a relatively clean bill of health, upon realizing his bump did some numbers overnight, Smar