To hear legendary author, filmmaker, former California governor and retired professional bodybuilder/powerlifter Arnold Schwarzenegger, 71, tell it, he didn’t even know he’d been dropkicked in the back until he heard about it from the Internet.
“Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot,” he tweeted Saturday after footage of him being dropkilled from the back at the Arnold Sports Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, went viral across the Internet.
“I only realized I was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat,” he added, thus cementing his legacy as the real-life Terminator.
Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 18, 2019
You think he was kidding, though? You think he was just joshing around? You think he was just trying to shrug off any embarrassment he’d felt at being dropkicked? Au contraire, mon frère!
Additional footage captured from the event proves that Schwarzenegger meant every word he’d written.
Look:
It was like watching “a mosquito kickin a rhino,” as actor Mario Lopez put it. Lopez played A.C. Slater on the uber-popular 90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell.”
Others shared similar comments on social media:
Some idiot tried to drop kick 71yr old @Schwarzenegger. Like a mosquito kickin a rhino it didn’t even bother my guy… #Legend pic.twitter.com/vvGujAYvLs
— Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) May 18, 2019
Omfg he bounced off you!
— DG Smith (@EVAD_1984) May 19, 2019
You barely even flinched, King! I apologise on behalf of S.A. Thanks for visiting :)
— Shaista (@shai__latte) May 19, 2019
Only 70+ year old man that get get drop kicked and simply take a few steps forward, turn, look around like what was that ? ??♂️
— Vincent Kaje Hennerty (@VincentKaje) May 19, 2019
You are an absolute Legend, did he not realise you have a metal skeleton. Glad you okay champ. Thanks for everything you do.
— Bruce Nicolaides (@bnicolaides) May 19, 2019
Arnie’s like, ‘god damn mosquitos!’…. ‘oh hold ona sec, it was a human!!’.
— Elizabeth St. Clair (@11SNOW56) May 19, 2019
The crazy part is he just bounced off you like water off a duck’s back! ??♂️??♂️
— Ron Tatum (@MrRon9) May 19, 2019
Mind you, Schwarzenegger isn’t interested in being praised for barely flinching. Nor does he want folks to spend too much time sharing videos of the altercation. He’d rather people share footage of the 24,000 amazing “athletes of all ages and abilities” who attended his annual festival.
Look:
Do me a favor: instead of sharing the video of the guy who wants to be famous, watch some of our @ArnoldSports athletes like this young hero proving that fitness is for everyone who deserve to be famous. They’re on my Snapchat. pic.twitter.com/EuMynJ7t1n
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 18, 2019
We have 90 sports here in South Africa at the @ArnoldSports, and 24,000 athletes of all ages and abilities inspiring all of us to get off the couch. Let’s put this spotlight on them.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 18, 2019
Looking forward to visiting a lot more great athletes today at @arnoldsports Africa. Starting with karate, naturally. They’re all going to be on my Snapchat. pic.twitter.com/nRV4VUudg6
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 19, 2019
What makes a man stronger — humility, or being able to easily withstand a dropkick from the back?
For those who feel compelled to share a video anyway, Schwarzenegger requested that they share the newest one — versus the original one — because of its notable blurriness.
“And if you have to share the video (I get it), pick a blurry one without whatever he was yelling so he doesn’t get the spotlight,” he tweeted. “By the way… block or charge?”
The latter statement was a basketball-related joke.
“A block/charge foul occurs when a defender tries to get in front of his man to stop him from going in that direction,” the NBA’s rules state. “If he does not get into a legal defensive position and contact occurs, it is a blocking foul. If he gets to a legal position and the offensive player runs into him it is an offensive foul. In both situations, if the contact is marginal, no foul may be called.”
Social media users had no problem playing along:
And if you have to share the video (I get it), pick a blurry one without whatever he was yelling so he doesn’t get the spotlight.
By the way… block or charge? pic.twitter.com/TEmFRCZPEA
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) May 18, 2019
The Terminator is playing block or charge. The world is upside down.???
— Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) May 18, 2019
Charge. Your feet appeared to be set when contact was made.
Also: it’s very impressive that the attacker couldn’t knocked you down even with a running start. Stay strong Arnold.— Jeff Coates (@jeffreyAcoates) May 19, 2019
Definitely charge. But he hit ground like he kicked a brickwall. You still got it.
— Rocki (@ngcalum94) May 19, 2019
That’s a damn charge! You had established position. Best vid view too, other one makes it seem like you fell. You’re are the man!! Glad you’re okay.
— Scott Friedman (@ComedyScott) May 19, 2019
Block by Big Arnold. pic.twitter.com/glg4aMTD9O
— John B. (@Rigel9000) May 18, 2019
While it’s unclear what happened to the perpetrator, what’s known is that immediately following the attack he’d yelled, “Help me, I need a Lamborghini.”
Sorry, pal, but you’re not getting a Lamborghini. But luckily for you, you’re not getting terminated either, so you might want to consider counting your blessings!
PS: Hasta la vista, baby!
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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