It probably has something to do with their conditioning. Plus (I'll have to see the match again) he probably did a lot more to break his fall than we think. His dive wasn't nearly as scary as Mike Quackenbush's at TPI. He basically implant DDT'd himself on the floor because his feet clipped the top rope and Joey Ryan wasn't able to properly protect him. If you haven't seen it yet it's pretty nasty.
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