Darby Allin reveals the heroic act that led to him being hit by a bus in New York City.
On April 19th, Darby Allin revealed on social media that he’d suffered a broken nose. The star was already absent from AEW after suffering a broken foot that put his dreams of climbing Mount Everest on hold.
Speaking in a new interview with The Daly Migs Show, Darby Allin opened up about the incident, revealing that he was trying to save artist Raymond Pettibon from being hit by the bus when his accident occurred.
“So I was hanging out with Raymond Pettibon, which, if anybody knows who Raymond is, he’s one of the godfathers of punk rock art. He created the black flag logo, and he’s done so much work for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop. He’s really big in the art world.
He’s an older guy, he’s like 64, he can’t walk that well. So we’re in New York, hanging out, and he’s jaywalking, and I see this bus, it’s taking a right turn. I was like, there’s no way they’re gonna see Raymond at night, walking. Like I said, he can’t walk that good.
So as I’m pushing him, like, ‘Hurry up, hurry up, there’s a bus coming,’ and then as the bus was taking a right, it wasn’t going [fast], it might have been going eight to ten [miles per hour], so it wasn’t like 30 miles-an-hour. But as I was pushing him out of the way, the side of the bus window, my face bounced off of it. So you could say I saved Raymond Pettibon. [Migs says he took a bus for him] did take a bus for him. I didn’t take a bullet, but I took a bus.”
“I Feel Like I’ve Been Through Worse” – Darby Allin
When asked if he got checked out immediately after being hit by the bus, Darby Allin admitted he waited for a while before seeking medical attention. Despite his injuries, Allin says he’s felt worse in the past.
“No. Not right then and there. I got checked out later, and definitely, the nose is broken. Everybody was like, ‘Yo, is everything else good?’ I’m like, ‘The only thing that got broken in the accident is my nose and my dignity.’ So I’m in bed right now. I’m here with the broken face and a broken foot. I can’t really breathe. I’m sitting here with a nose bandage on, my nose is completely numb. But I will live. I feel like I’ve been through worse.”
During the same interview, Darby Allin detailed his road to recovery.
h/t Fightful