"Yeah. Complete with the wire tricks." From the tone of his voice, it should be obvious he's messing around with Midnighter's expectations. Not out of any ill intent, just to fuck around. "If I couldn't do a triple backflip onto the back of a horse, then what the hell else was I supposed to do?"

He's telling the truth. Sorta. 'Wire tricks' is vague enough that he can get away with not lying, at least. Let him have a little fun.