Maven Reveals The Secret Behind Taking The Shattered Dreams From Dustin Rhodes (Goldust)

Maven talks about taking Shattered Dreams from Dustin Rhodes. 

Maven was a WWE Superstar from 2001 until 2005 and in that time, and even beyond his time in WWE, he was fortunate enough to wrestle Dustin Rhodes, also known as Goldust. 

One of Dustin’s signature maneuvers is known as Shattered Dreams. This is a move where Dustin puts his opponent in the corner, spreads their legs, and appears to kick them square in the groin. As one can imagine, in theory, this sounds like a very painful time for whoever may be on the receiving end of the move. Fortunately, Maven is now telling the story of how Dustin keeps his opponent’s family jewels safe. 

“I can tell you, I remember the very first time I had to take the Shattered Dreams I can remember gold dust or Dustin prepping me during the day exactly what to do and how to take this move,” he said during his recent YouTube video where he spoke about the effectiveness of maneuvers. “You’re, in essence, sitting on the turnbuckle and when he comes in, rares back, and delivers the kick, the sheer viciousness of this move is actually in Dustin’s approach, it’s in how he sets you up. It’s in how you look helpless sitting there, like you’re just filleted wide open just waiting to be kicked in the family jewels, but once Dustin delivers the kick he actually kicks by the bottom of the turnbuckle. I’m not gonna say you don’t feel anything, you do. You feel something but nothing, and I mean nothing, compared to if he were to kick you that hard without hitting the turnbuckle first. More than anything, you’re feeling the vibration of it. Of course, he’s a professional, he knows exactly how to administer a kick to the marbles without separating the marbles.” 

Maven has also gone on record as saying knife edge chops are one of the most painful moves you will ever feel in wrestling. Learn more here. 

Learn about how Maven felt taking the Walls of Jericho from Chris Jericho here. 

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