Run It Straight: It’s Pro Wrestling... But Everyone Forgot the Script and Wants Brain Damage
Two dudes charge at each other like human freight trains. No flips, no promos, no selling—just pure, unfiltered collision. Is this the future of combat sports... or the dumbest thing since Power Slap?
Wrestling fans, we need to talk.
Listen, I know what you're thinking: "Jay, you amazing SOB, why are you writing about this on a pro wrestling site? We have storylines, characters, real stars, a wacky old man’s fake stars, and at least athleticism."
Fair. But hear me out, and thanks for calling me amazing.
Run It Straight (also called RUNIT, Run Nation Championship, whatever—they can't even agree on a name) is the viral Australian/New Zealand fever dream!
Two absolute units line up 20 meters apart, one maybe clutching a rugby ball like it's his last dignity, and they sprint FULL SPEED into each other.
No dodging. No juking. Just BOOM—human car crash, crowd pops, someone flops like they took a Stone Cold Stunner from a freight train.
It's like if you took an Oklahoma drill, removed the football context, added prize money, and let TikTok decide the rules.
The Rules (If You Can Call Them That)
Runner vs. Tackler.
20m x 4m lane.
Run straight. Collide.
Winner = guy still standing (or the one who made the other look like roadkill).
Judges score if it's close, but let's be real—it's whoever doesn't get concussed first.
Recent Run Nation Championship in Sydney? Sold out 5,000+ tickets at Hordern Pavilion. Main event guy Addison Demetriou won the super cruiserweight belt with a 120-113 decision. Decisions.
In a sport where the goal is to turn your opponent into paste. Wrestling logic approves.
Is “Run It Straight” MUCH Dumber than Pro Wrestling? Of Course!
Is it more honest? Also yes. No long-term story arcs, no heel turns, just "I'm going to run into this man at 25 km/h and see what happens."
It's anti-kayfabe. It's punk rock brain trauma.
If WWE ever wants to branch into "real" combat sports again, they should buy this league tomorrow. Call it "SmashDown."
