An artist just turned one of wrestling’s most famous moves into a piece of furniture, and Jeff Hardy’s camp was into it. Kam Van Damm, the artist behind the brand OCHO, posted a coffee table sculpted into the shape of Jeff Hardy frozen mid-Swanton Bomb, arms and legs splayed out, holding up a round glass tabletop like he’s suspended in midair over a downed opponent. He called it “The Swanton Table.”
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“A Split Second Suspended Forever”
The original caption undersold it a little: “A split second suspended forever. Equal parts sculpture, coffee table, and tribute to one of wrestling’s most unforgettable moves.” Van Damm noted the piece was inspired by the Rick Owens bone bench, the famous, much-imitated furniture piece from the fashion designer’s collection, except here the bones are a purple-haired daredevil in wrestling boots instead of an anonymous skeleton.
It clearly landed outside of wrestling circles too. Streetwear accounts like Modern Notoriety and The FAZE Adapt jumped into the comments (“naaaa this is fucking hard,” “Too tuff”), and AEW‘s Mercedes Moné left a string of fire emojis. But the comment that mattered most came from @jeffhardybrand, Jeff Hardy‘s own account, which replied with exactly three emoji: a green heart, a smiley face, and a purple heart, his signature ring gear colors. As close to an official co-sign as it gets.
Then Hypebeast Noticed
By Thursday morning the post had made its way to Hypebeast, which summed it up about as well as anyone could:
How to Actually Get One
Van Damm followed up on his Instagram Stories with the business side of it. The run will be limited to 150 pieces, priced between $1,200 and $1,500 as a “long lasting furniture art piece,” with pre-orders going through DM and payment plans available for anyone who wants in. He’s framed it as a test of who’s serious: miss the first 150 and the next batch goes up in price.
Good Timing, Too
Jeff Hardy is having a moment regardless. He challenged Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship on the July 30 episode of Impact, live on AMC from Philadelphia, while also holding the TNA World Tag Team Championships alongside brother Matt Hardy. Thirty years into doing this, he’s still finding new ways to end up on top of a table. This time it just happens to be permanent.
