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The Undersportz blog reported yesterday afternoon that not even a potentially disfiguring "pyro mishap" can stop Matthew Perry from the swift completion of his appointed, sports-entertainment awards show hosting duties—and it was merely a rehearsal!

Unbelievable. Matthew Perry in rehearsals today (espys of course) pulled a Michael Jackson. There was a pyro mishap and he got burned on his forehead, just missing an eye. Despite the incident, he went right back to rehearsing the show. I didn’t get a look at it but I’ll try and see how bad it is. There was no Pepsi involved.

The actual ESPYs show is being taped later today (Defamer traffic alert: Avoid Hollywood Boulevard by the Kodak Theatre at all costs) for broadcast on Sunday, so it'll be a while before we can see how well ESPN's makeup artists can cover up any scorch marks—or if producers decide that a more dramatic version of the pyro malfunction, possibly featuring Perry engulfed in flames while he announces the nominees for Hottest Slam Dunk, will be good for ratings.