At Elimination Chamber 2010 The Undertaker was making his entrance when a pyro malfunction caused him to be completely engulfed in flames and briefly lit his jacket on fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHA-ASre51M
The Undertaker was fortunate to walk away with relatively minor burns on his shoulder and arm and continued with wrestling the match. The format of the Elimination Chamber match meant that he wouldn't get involved physically for another fifteen minutes anyway and so he was able to pour water over his arms to cool his burns while waiting to join the match.
There was another added element of fortune as he had been planning to wear an outfit during his entrance that was much more lightweight and flammable. Only minutes before the match he was looking in a mirror backstage and made a last minute decision to switch to a heavy leather trenchcoat as it would show off the big gold belt he was wearing more clearly. The decision turned out to be a good one as the trenchcoat gave him a lot of protection and didn't completely ignite.
It's probably another one of those industries where every employer expects you to have 5 years of experience before you're allowed an entry level positions so there's no way to get 5 years of experience.
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u/Objectionne 8h ago
At Elimination Chamber 2010 The Undertaker was making his entrance when a pyro malfunction caused him to be completely engulfed in flames and briefly lit his jacket on fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHA-ASre51M
The Undertaker was fortunate to walk away with relatively minor burns on his shoulder and arm and continued with wrestling the match. The format of the Elimination Chamber match meant that he wouldn't get involved physically for another fifteen minutes anyway and so he was able to pour water over his arms to cool his burns while waiting to join the match.
There was another added element of fortune as he had been planning to wear an outfit during his entrance that was much more lightweight and flammable. Only minutes before the match he was looking in a mirror backstage and made a last minute decision to switch to a heavy leather trenchcoat as it would show off the big gold belt he was wearing more clearly. The decision turned out to be a good one as the trenchcoat gave him a lot of protection and didn't completely ignite.
The pyro guy was fired (not literally).