Former ‘AGT’ contestant speaks out about show pressures after stunt goes horribly wrong

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one that left a stuntman critically injured last week after he was crushed between cars.“They do try to push acts to do things bigger and better,” Wolverton told The Post.“You will push yourself beyond what you would normally feel is safe because you’re in the mindset of this is my big shot,” he added.Wolverton said he was scouted to be on the show in 2013, only a year into performing his levitation stunts.“They don’t like the middle ground of someone who is mediocre.

They want an act that is either so good or not really,” Wolverton said.“You have a lot of people with big dreams and whenever you have people who aren’t as established, you’ll have people going on the show who aren’t very experienced doing what they’re doing.”Wolverton said.