The Hoff almost killed a contestant

@beeeckie (802)
United States
July 3, 2008 12:40pm CST
on America's Got Talent earlier this week! The auditioner was a sword-swallower, and The Hoff brilliantly thought to buzz the guy while he was in the middle of tossing a sword down his throat! After the set, the guy said backstage that he almost punctured his stomach from being startled. Yes, sword swallowing is dangerous, but you'd think common sense would tell you, if you're going to hit a loud buzzer, do it before or after the sword's INSIDE them?!
1 response
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
3 Jul 08
lol that is hilarious. well in defense of the hoff, shouldn't the guy have thought that possibly that buzzer was going to sound? lol. boy that would have been a law suit in the making. its a good thing that the guy is ok. did they talk to the hoff about it? i wonder what his comment was.
@beeeckie (802)
• United States
3 Jul 08
You could see the guy being visibly startled, and the sword did drop quickly for a second. That, and the guy's statement is all the show let on camera. I'm sure the producers had a quickie chat, though, with the judges...