So...in the history of professional wrestling, what have been some of your favorite "finishers" or finishing moves/holds used by wrestlers?
Timber
11-01-05, 01:35 PM
The Russian Sickle before it became lame.
The Heart Fondation Closeline
The Road Warriors top rop closeline before it became the "Doomsday Device)
Edit to add:
Rick Rude's Rude Awakening
dadaluholla
11-01-05, 01:44 PM
what was the russian sickle?
I have to say right now my favorite is that flip piledriver that Pete Williams does. Jeeeez... its just freaky. And it looks like it could actually cripple someone.
Timber
11-01-05, 01:47 PM
what was the russian sickle?
I have to say right now my favorite is that flip piledriver that Pete Williams does. Jeeeez... its just freaky. And it looks like it could actually cripple someone.
Nikita Kollof. Just a running closeline but looked cool as hell when properly executed.
das Monkey
11-01-05, 01:52 PM
The "Leg Drop". I mean, every wrestler does it 15 times a match, but when Hogan does it just <i>once</i>, it's lethal. How awesome is that? Plus he gets all that extra power by running across the ring and bouncing off the ropes. Amazing stuff. What a talent.
das
neiname
11-01-05, 01:54 PM
The boston crab done by the sheik?
chrisih8u
11-01-05, 01:55 PM
The Perfect-Plex
devilshalo
11-01-05, 02:07 PM
Old school singles:
Macho's Elbow Drop.
Arn's Spine Buster.
Flair's figure four.
Sting's Scorpion Deathlock.
Orndorff's piledriver.
Bobby's Alabama Jam.
And believe it or not, I really liked when young Watts would slap the STF on his opponents.
Old School Tag Team:
Hart Foundation Leg drop.
Superplex/Splash combo.
PixyJunket
11-01-05, 02:12 PM
Shooting Star Press
Moonsault
720 Press
German Suplex
Huricarana
fumanstan
11-01-05, 02:14 PM
Razor's Edge
dadaluholla
11-01-05, 02:16 PM
I kinda liked that Doink the Clown move where he jumped off the ropes and sat on people. The Whoopee Cushion? hahaha.
Some moves are just dumb. Like when Crush would squeeze people's heads. Or the Swanton Bomb.
Cobra clutch
Figure four
Sharpshooter
Lion tamer (really looked painful)
Non-submissions
Canadian destroyer
Code red (very similar)
Arabian facebuster (if we're counting chairs)
Shooting star press
Snuka's splash (nice to see last night, but sad as well)
I was a huge fan of the Iron Claw. Major mark out moment every match that one of the Von Erichs would slap it on.
And the Worm. ;)
Dubya
11-01-05, 02:43 PM
Magnum T.A.'s belly to belly suplex
Flair's figure four (especially way back in the day when he would say "Now we go to school" before applying it)
The People's Elbow
The Von Erich claw
fujishig
11-01-05, 02:45 PM
The "Leg Drop". I mean, every wrestler does it 15 times a match, but when Hogan does it just <i>once</i>, it's lethal. How awesome is that? Plus he gets all that extra power by running across the ring and bouncing off the ropes. Amazing stuff. What a talent.
das
It's nothing compared to the momentum all that dancing gives the People's Elbow. Set 'em up with the Rock Bottom, but finish them with the Elbow... :)
A lot of finishers are flashy variations of normal moves with a big name anyway. Most are often easy-to-hit, so they can do it even when exhausted.
I like Samoa Joe's finisher, or actually the setup to his finisher, the something buster... I never thought I'd see a move from Kinnikuman in a real ring.
Petey Williams finisher does look deadly, but also looks like it requres a lot of cooperation from his opponent... not that other moves don't.
I like Ken Kennedy's finisher, though I still question how he'll do it on a big opponent after a long match... not to mention that they have to climb up on the rope for him to do it.
GuessWho
11-01-05, 02:50 PM
Rey's 619, Rikishi's asscrack face-wipe, and XPac's Bronco-buster were the worst. Nobody else ever finds their opponents in those exact positions along the ropes--but somehow these guys always have opponets who need the rope rest. :lol:
Jericho
11-01-05, 02:52 PM
I always liked Rob Van Dam's 5-star frong splash. He just sold it better than others. I have to say there are plenty of finsihing moves that I like though. I mean a shooting star press is just impressive, meanwhile pure power like a spinebuster or a power bomb are classics.
Although some big wrestler should use an airplane spin. Spin around in while swinging your opponent, toss him into a corner, pretend you dizzy and fall down. Then get up for the pin. It would be too comical.
The Cow
11-01-05, 02:53 PM
Superfly's splash or Macho Man's "Big Elbow"
Nesbit
11-01-05, 02:56 PM
Vader Bomb
Stunner
Angle Lock
dadaluholla
11-01-05, 03:12 PM
What was Steve Austin's finishing move wheh he was Stunning Steve Austin? The Stun Gun? I remember a move that involved dropping someone on the ropes.
scottall
11-01-05, 03:19 PM
Yep, same as the Hot Shot that Eddie Gilbert did.
turborobb
11-01-05, 03:21 PM
some of my favorites...
Petey Williams Canadian Destroyer rocks
I love Jeff Jarretts Stroke
the Perfect-Plex is a classic favorite of mine.
DDP's Diamond Cutter "BANG!"
I used to love the Full Nelson when Hercules did it.
Razors Edge
KoKo B Ware's brianbuster type move
Macho Mans flying elbow of the top rope
Chris Jericho's Liontamer
worst finishing move ever...
The Garvin Stomp
or The Earthquakes "jumping up and down on the ring next to the guy when he's down"
we need a second thread for the worst finishers ;)
SmackDaddy
11-01-05, 03:22 PM
What? No love for Hacksaw Jim Duggan's spear? Mr. Wrestling II's knee lift? Now those are old school. Aaah....Houston Wrestling and Paul Boesch...those were the days!!
GuessWho
11-01-05, 03:24 PM
DDP's Diamond Cutter "BANG!"
You mean Randy's "RKO"? ;)
bigsoos
11-01-05, 03:27 PM
Scott Steiner's suplex into a piledriver
Death Valley Driver
Angle Lock
Scorpion Death Drop
Daryl
11-01-05, 03:37 PM
I actually liked HHH's pedigree back when he actually gave a damn and was really getting after it in the ring. When he did it to somebody who actually willing to go airborne and take it, and he got a lot of height into it, it was like "geez, how does that NOT hurt?"
scottall
11-01-05, 03:46 PM
Who did HHH drop on his head with the pedigree? I am not sure if he broke his neck, but he was definitely injured. It was several years ago.
das Monkey
11-01-05, 04:00 PM
• turborobb •
worst finishing move ever...
The Garvin Stomp
So, so true. God, I hated that thing.
• fujishig •
It's nothing compared to the momentum all that dancing gives the People's Elbow. Set 'em up with the Rock Bottom, but finish them with the Elbow...
:lol: It's all about the pre-elbow dance. He generates so much momentum with that, it's just devastating.
In truth, I think my favorite has to be the "Figure Four", but only when preceded by the "Flair Strut" and at least one "WOOOO!"
das
fumanstan
11-01-05, 04:05 PM
I actually liked HHH's pedigree back when he actually gave a damn and was really getting after it in the ring. When he did it to somebody who actually willing to go airborne and take it, and he got a lot of height into it, it was like "geez, how does that NOT hurt?"
Really? The Pedigree was always one of those moves that just looked ridiculous to me since the person taking the "punishment" barely takes a hit. I haven't watched wrestling that much since about 00 or 01, but I always remembered very little impact. Like the Tombstone where the person's head is 1 foot away from the actual mat :lol:
Quake1028
11-01-05, 04:12 PM
Who did HHH drop on his head with the pedigree? I am not sure if he broke his neck, but he was definitely injured. It was several years ago.
Are you thinking about Owen Hart piledriving Stone Cold?
bralph
11-01-05, 04:12 PM
I haven't watched wrestling in ages, and this is the only one I could remember:
worst finishing move ever...
The Garvin Stomp
or The Earthquakes "jumping up and down on the ring next to the guy when he's down"
we need a second thread for the worst finishers ;)
Krush's heart punch falls into this catagory.
scottall
11-01-05, 04:27 PM
Are you thinking about Owen Hart piledriving Stone Cold?
I don't think so, but I could be wrong. I remember watching a short clip a while back. Maybe HHH deleted all evidence of this incident off the Internet because I haven't been able to find it. The search will continue.
Who's finisher was the Texas Cloverleaf? I remember Malenko using it sometimes...
Pariah
11-01-05, 07:27 PM
M-Dogg 20's Death Star DDT (shooting star DDT) is awesome.
I also like Doug William's Chaos Effect (hold a guy for a german suplex, roll though into a german suplex with a bridge)
Then there's Petey's Canadian Destroyer.
Kazarian's one man Spanish Fly (standing on the top rope holding the guy for a ock Bottom then flipping over) is always impressive, as is Sydal's top rope belly to belly suplex (he holds the guy the entire way).
One of the guy's in Special K, I think Azrieal, hit basically a Canadian Destroyer but, well it was more of a reverse hurricanrana into a piledriver.
Super Dragon's curb stomp should be a finisher, but his's Pyscho Driver (pump handle piledriver) is nuts too.
Two local guys: Shimma Xion's snap mare driver is sweet and Jason Gory's standing Spanish Fly.
Dan Maff's Burning Hammer (a death valley driver with the guy facing up).
And two more I love, Sabin's Cradle Shock and Abyss's Black Hole Slam.
Daryl
11-01-05, 07:54 PM
Really? The Pedigree was always one of those moves that just looked ridiculous to me since the person taking the "punishment" barely takes a hit. I haven't watched wrestling that much since about 00 or 01, but I always remembered very little impact. Like the Tombstone where the person's head is 1 foot away from the actual mat :lol:
I see what you're saying, cuz HHH's knees always hit first just like Taker's do, but i remember during one of the ECW invasion angles, Tommy Dreamer took one where he basically landed face first with all of HHH's weight landing on the back of his head. Mankind always took it well, also. But some people refuse to lay out for it, like the post-comeback HBK, who now doesn't even leave the mat
pedagogue
11-01-05, 10:41 PM
All-Time Favorite
The Sleeper by the Million Dollar Man
The Camel's Claw by the Iron Sheik
Figure Four by Rick Flair
More Recent
Tombstone by the Undertaker (the original one)
Yokozuma's crushed by giant ass....just because it disgusted me
-p
fumanstan
11-01-05, 10:54 PM
I see what you're saying, cuz HHH's knees always hit first just like Taker's do, but i remember during one of the ECW invasion angles, Tommy Dreamer took one where he basically landed face first with all of HHH's weight landing on the back of his head. Mankind always took it well, also. But some people refuse to lay out for it, like the post-comeback HBK, who now doesn't even leave the mat
You're right, and I stand corrected after seeing that animated .gif of the pedigree. Plus, I suppose the WWE's crackdown on moves that risk a wrestler's head/neck area following the Steve Austin injury might have to do with it as well.
IMRICKJAMES
11-02-05, 04:24 AM
I've always been partial to Ultimo Dragon and the Dragon Sleeper
Derrich
11-02-05, 04:54 AM
Cobra Clutch and the Widow's Peak.
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mlemmond
11-02-05, 07:47 AM
Sid's powerbomb (with the whole giving a blessing before thing)
Flair's figure four
Honky Tonk Man's shake rattle and roll
HBK sweet chin music
The Sharpshooter
Lugers torture rack
raven56706
11-02-05, 08:28 AM
MasterLock....
j/k;)
grrrah
11-02-05, 02:29 PM
another vote for:
http://www.autographsonline.com/Scans/snukasuperflyjimmy18648.jpg
TheNightFlier
11-02-05, 05:23 PM
I don't think so, but I could be wrong. I remember watching a short clip a while back. Maybe HHH deleted all evidence of this incident off the Internet because I haven't been able to find it. The search will continue.
Supposedly, it was Marc Mero. I watched a clip, but this gif is the same.
Wow that's amost a Tiger Driver..
I gotta go with Jake the Snake's DDT and Mike Awesome's Top Rope Powerbomb.
Manco
11-02-05, 06:07 PM
Canadian Destroyer-Petey Williams
Million Dollar Dream-Ted Dibiase
Orange Crush Bomb(Vertical Suplex into a sitdown powerbomb)Kenta Kobashi
Total Elimination-The Eliminators
Michinoku Driver-Taka Michinoku
Dragonrana
Sky Twister Press
450 Splash-Too Cold Scorpio
lariat-Stan Hansen
Top rope fisherman buster-Jushin Lyger
backdrop driver-Steve"Dr. Death" Williams
Da Thrilla
11-04-05, 11:49 AM
Way to many to list...but here are a few that stand out:
Abyss's Black Hole Slam
Samoa Joe's finisher
You can't beat a Stunner
D'Lo Brown's Sky High
The Diamond Cutter
Spike Dudley's Acid Drop (ECW)
Worst that comes to mind:
That piledriver-esque thing that A.J. Styles does...DEVESTATING! :rolleyes:
Quake1028
11-04-05, 03:44 PM
Worst that comes to mind:
That piledriver-esque thing that A.J. Styles does...DEVESTATING! :rolleyes:
It's called the "Styles Clash", and it was awesome during the Ultimate X match.
My favorites:
Chris Jericho's Liontamer (WCW version)
Shinjiro Ohtani's Spiral Bomb
Christopher Daniels' Angels Wings
Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner
The Rock's Rock Bottom
Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
Petey Williams' Canadian Destroyer
Booker T's Harlem Hangover
Randy Savage's Top Rope Elbow
Bret Hart's Sharpshooter
Sid Vicious' Powerbomb (best powerbomb ever)
Rob Van Dam's 5-Star Frogsplash (ECW, change directions in mid-air version)
gimmepilotwings
11-04-05, 03:48 PM
Sharpshooter
DDP's Diamond Cutter
Rock Bottom
Razors Edge
Goldberg's Jackhammer
Kidman's Shooting Star Press
Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
magicmanej
11-05-05, 01:58 AM
I don't think I've seen this one yet:
Bad News Brown's Ghetto Blaster :)
Tarantino
11-05-05, 03:26 AM
I've always loved Hayabusa's Phoenix Splash...
Mitsuhara Misawa's Tiger Driver...
The Dudley Boyz ECW 3D...
Tanaka's Burning Elbow...
Taz's ECW Tazmission...
Super Crazy's ECW Spinning Powerbomb...
The Michinoku Driver...
Kid Kash's Money In The Bank (Pedigree into a piledriver)...
Too many to list from overseas...
= J
MovieExchange
11-05-05, 08:26 AM
The Canadian Desroyer. How can you not like that move?
The Diamond Cutter. Mainly because Page would hit it out of nowhere, from almost any position. Orton can't do that.
If we're talking sheer devestation, the DDT. I always loved it when they'd ask Roberts what that meant and he'd say "The End."
For submission moves, any of the whacked-out things Lo- Ki can pull out of his hat, and Tajiri's Tarantula.
Worst finishers:
Rock's "Rock Bottom" and Edge's "Impaler." Same goddam move, but in the Rock Bottom the person landing on their back plays hurt, and in the Impaler the person landing on their stomach plays hurt.
The Torture Rack. Puh-lease. Put me in the rack, save me the money of a chiropractor's visit.
Kevin Nash's powerbomb. Big Lazy can't do it right anymore. I still remember when he damn near killed the Giant (Big Show to you newer folk) at a WCW PPV.
Rypro 525
11-05-05, 07:39 PM
Kevin Nash's powerbomb. Big Lazy can't do it right anymore. I still remember when he damn near killed the Giant (Big Show to you newer folk) at a WCW PPV.
yeah i remeber that. they actually banned it the following night on nitro. i was at first amazed that nash could pull it off (big show/giant is about 500 pounds), but i believe he broke his neck while doing it.
pedagogue
11-05-05, 08:33 PM
There was only ONE giant.....
http://bodyslamming.com/pics/andre.jpg
TheNightFlier
11-05-05, 10:24 PM
Kevin Nash's powerbomb. Big Lazy can't do it right anymore. I still remember when he damn near killed the Giant (Big Show to you newer folk) at a WCW PPV.
That was actually the 2nd time he tried it. At one of the earlier PPV's when him and Hall were still the Outsiders (a Superbrawl maybe?) he did get him up for one, instead of dropping him on his head. Supposedly he gave himself a hernia doing it though.
MovieExchange
11-05-05, 10:29 PM
That was actually the 2nd time he tried it. At one of the earlier PPV's when him and Hall were still the Outsiders (a Superbrawl maybe?) he did get him up for one, instead of dropping him on his head. Supposedly he gave himself a hernia doing it though.
Yeah, the 2nd time when Nash botched it was when he came back after one of his "injuries" (I think it was a 5 month hangnail this time), and you could tell he had let himself go. That's why I hate Nash so much as a wrestler... he doesn't seem to give a damn about the safety of his opponent.
Pariah
11-06-05, 12:54 AM
I forgot the Diamond Cutter and Superkick. They can both be done from anywhere, and both look like they can lay a guy out for a three count.
Then I found the best finishing move. The guy on the receiving end is Jack Evans. He has the flexablity of Rob Van Dam, the insanity of Jeff Hardy, and he is very flip-tastic, he does a 630, standing shooting star press, standing 450, phoniex splash, double moonsault and the thing Blitzkreig used to do, a standing shooting star with a twist and a flip...you have to see it to understand. The guy is skilled and you can bend him and drop him and brutalize him and he almost never gets injured.
Not even by this. (http://www.wrestle-aid.com/elements/swf/050310/petey.html)
Maybe the Jackhammer, but I can't go with Goldie's spear. His always looked like he was walking up to his opponent, hugging them, and lowering them gently into the ground. Especially when you compared it with Edge or Rhino's spears.
movieking
11-06-05, 07:45 PM
The worst finisher is no doubt the Pounce. It even sounds moronic.
I love the Canadian Destroyer. It's an awesome finsihing move and looks awesome when hit properly.
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