Fox News reporter Abby Hornacek has spoken out after being body slammed on live television by an Olympic wrestler, saying that nothing is bruised except for her ego. The 31-year-old Fox Nation host was taken down by professional wrestler Kennedy Blades during a segment on Fox & Friends Weekend at the Real American Freestyle wrestling event in Tampa, Florida.
The viral video shows Hornacek explaining that Blades, the RAF Middleweight champion, was demonstrating her signature move, the suplex. After squaring up, Blades lifted Hornacek around the hips and flipped her over her shoulder, slamming her face-first onto the mat. The loud thud drew gasps from onlookers, but Hornacek appeared unfazed, laughing and saying, 'Amazing! I don't think I can be a wrestler.'
Speaking on Instagram, Hornacek wrote: 'Got suplexed by an Olympian today so that's cool.' She later called into the show to say she felt great, adding: 'My mother was also very worried... I actually feel great.' She described the experience as feeling like being 'hoisted off of a skyscraper' and said she was 'disoriented in the air.'
Hornacek clarified that Blades was 'a true professional' and that she was not hurt. 'The mic pack did not survive, but I did, luckily,' she said. Blades later explained that she ensured she used the correct technique to avoid injury, stating: 'If I didn't turn at the end, she would have landed on her neck.'
