Fox News reporter Abby Hornacek speaks out after being body slammed on live TV

Fox News newsman Abby Hornacek is speaking retired to opportunity that thing is bruised isolated from for her ego aft a wrestling champion slammed her connected nan mat connected unrecorded television.

Hornacek, 31, said connected Instagram that she was “humbled very quickly today” arsenic nan video of her being suplexed went viral hours aft nan conception aired, earning complete 2 cardinal views and thousands of comments.

The Fox Nation big was taken down by master wrestler Kennedy Blades astatine nan Real American Freestyle wrestling arena successful Tampa, Florida, during Saturday morning’s conception connected Fox & Friends Weekend.

“Got suplexed by an Olympian coming truthful that’s cool,” Hornacek wrote connected Instagram.

During Sunday’s broadcast, Hornacek called successful to show her co-hosts really she is emotion aft her viral moment, saying: “My mother was besides very worried...I really consciousness great.”

She clarified that “Kennedy Blades is simply a existent professional,” and that she was not wounded astatine all.

“I felt for illustration I was being hoisted disconnected of a skyscraper,” she said. “I was disoriented successful nan air.”

Hornacek added, “I don’t cognize if I expected it to consciousness for illustration that.”

The viral video showed Hornacek explaining that Blades — who is nan RAF Middleweight champion — was “nice enough” to show her signature move, nan suplex, connected her.

The 2 women squared up arsenic Hornacek admitted, “I’m truthful nervous.” A infinitesimal later, Blades lifted her up astir nan hips and flipped nan journalist complete her shoulder, slamming her face-first connected nan floor.

Hornacek’s assemblage made a large thud connected nan wrestling mat and respective onlookers astatine nan arena were heard gasping astatine nan takedown, but nan journalist appeared unfazed.

“Amazing!” Hornacek laughed while rolling over. “I don’t deliberation I tin beryllium a wrestler.”

She past told her Fox & Friends co-hosts, who were watching connected nan broadcast pinch horrified faces, “The mic battalion did not survive, but I did, luckily.

“I cognize that looked worse than it was, but that was a batch of fun. I deliberation I’m going to enactment disconnected nan mat from now on,” she added, telling Blades: “That felt for illustration being thrown disconnected a skyscraper and I don’t cognize if I want to do that again.”

The newsman past added that she felt “great,” saying: “I consciousness for illustration a cardinal bucks.”

As nan clip of nan move went viral, Blades clarified successful an question and reply astatine nan arena that she “made judge to do nan method correctly” truthful arsenic not to wounded Hornacek.

“There’s techniques to everything. If I didn’t move astatine nan end, she would person landed connected her neck,” nan wrestler said.