Wrestler in 'no holds barred match' sets himself on fire in botched fireball stunt

This is the terrifying moment a wrestler sets himself on fire after a botched fireball stunt goes wrong.

The incident happened at a XPW Wrestling deathmatch event in Pomona, California, last Saturday.

Wrestler Masada, 41, had been trying to blow a fireball at his opponent using a flaming torch and a substance he poured into his mouth.

The botched stunt goes awry as the fluid he spits out catches fire around his lips, causing his face and his upper body to catch fire.

The incident happened at a XPW Wrestling deathmatch event in Pomona, California, last Saturday

Wrestler Masada, 41, had been trying to blow a fireball at his opponent using a flaming torch and a substance he poured into his mouth

Masada is pictured displaying his injuries after the horrific fire accident 

The dazed wrestler stumbles backwards as the fire burns his neck before he eventually manages to stamp it out using his hands.

A man can be seen chasing after him clutching a fire extinguisher and begins spraying him down as he lays at the side of the wrestling ring.

Others can be seen pouring bottles of water over him as one man filming the scene says: 'Oh my god dude, you can smell the flesh.'

The dazed wrestler stumbles backwards as the fire burns his neck before he eventually manages to stamp it out using his hands

A man can be seen chasing after him clutching a fire extinguisher and begins spraying him down as he lays at the side of the wrestling ring

Speaking to TMZ, the wrestler said he was still in the burns unit of a nearby medical facility recovering from the incident.

He said: 'My face is healing up fast, just the rest is going to take a while.

'I've done that spot a lot when I wrestled in Japan, but it was rushed and I think being outside had something to do with it.'

According to one Twitter user who shared footage of the incident, Masada managed to continue with the wrestling match despite his injuries.