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Published 17:12 IST, July 2nd 2019

'Bottle cap challenge' | VIRAL: Watching Jason Statham ace this new trend is making everyone want to give it a go

The Internet has hosted several online challenges in the past couple of years. After the 'Kiki Challenge' that took the internet by storm last year, the 'bottle cap challenge' has become the current sensation with celebrities around the world giving it a go.

Reported by: Diyali Banerjee
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The Internet has hosted several online challenges in the past couple of years. After the 'Kiki Challenge' that took the internet by storm last year, the 'bottle cap challenge' has become the current sensation with celebrities around the world giving it a go. It requires one to unscrew a cap from a bottle with their foot in the middle of a kick, without moving the bottle. 

Recently, Hollywood actor Jason Statham took up the challenge and absolutely aced the same. On Monday, the 'Hobbs & Shaw' star shared a video performing the challenge on Instagram and proved that he is a pro both on and off the screen. 

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He captioned the post saying, " #bottlecapchallenge #challengeaccepted @erlsn.acr This thing landed on my head from @johnmayer but will quickly go to a couple of fellas we’ve seen do push-ups badly. All your @guyritchie and @jmoontasri"

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The post has received thousands of likes, comments, and shares as fans cannot stop gushing over the actor's swift moves. As mentioned by Statham in the post, he was nominated by musician John Mayer for the challenge, who himself was seen executing the stunt days earlier.

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Meanwhile, actor-model Nick Bateman also took up undertook the challenge after being inspired by Statham. The 'A Winter Wedding' actor took to Instagram and shared a video of him performing the same. To make the stunt more difficult/interesting the Canadian star also including a black stick in his stunning performance.

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American DJ Diplo also took up the challenge and further challenged Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kevin Durant, and Obama for the same. 

Take a look:

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As per media reports, the online challenge was reportedly initiated by taekwondo instructor and fighter Farabi Davletchin on Instagram. It went viral after current UFC Featherweight champion picked it up and tagged John Mayer in the post.

Not just in the west, several Bollywood stars are also inspired by the same. 'Gully Boy' actor Siddhant Chaturvedi was recent recently seen taking up the challenge and sharing its video on his Instagram story. 

Updated 18:31 IST, July 2nd 2019

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