I stopped watching pro wrestling a while ago, and I'm having trouble remembering main eventers' signature moves where they even jumped off the top rope, I think most had at least one, and rarely was it their finisher. I remember when Brock Lesner tried a shooting star press on Kurt Angle and he fucked it up so bad I believe he gave himself a concussion for real.
Brock Lesner tried a shooting star press on Kurt Angle and he fucked it up so bad I believe he gave himself a concussion for real.
I remember watching that live and the botch was horrifying. He's lucky he didn't paralyse himself or worse. He gave interviews later that he couldn't remember the last few minutes of the match because of the self inflicted concussion.
In OVW Brock's finishing move was the SSP. That viking ape used to do the SSP on the regular. I cringe everytime I see that botch, dude lands right on his head. Gets up and does a second SSP. Of course Sid's injury is a way bigger cringe watch. That leg flopping around yuck.
I can think of a few old-ish examples, but the level of stardom is a little questionable. Eddie Guerrero had a frog splash. Rob van Dam did too. Chris Benoit infamously had a flying headbutt that, theoretically, could have contributed to his eventual murder-suicide. I see Jeff Hardy had a flying finisher. Shawn Michaels sometimes did a flying elbow drop.
Randy Savage elbow drop but he was only maybe 5'10-11, then the ones Froze mentions. Most main eventers did ground impact moves- leg drop brother, Stone Cold Stunner, chokeslam, powerbomb, etc. Undertaker would tightrope walk the ropes while holding onto a guy but it wasn't his finisher.
I stopped watching pro wrestling a while ago, and I'm having trouble remembering main eventers' signature moves where they even jumped off the top rope, I think most had at least one, and rarely was it their finisher. I remember when Brock Lesner tried a shooting star press on Kurt Angle and he fucked it up so bad I believe he gave himself a concussion for real.
I remember watching that live and the botch was horrifying. He's lucky he didn't paralyse himself or worse. He gave interviews later that he couldn't remember the last few minutes of the match because of the self inflicted concussion.
In OVW Brock's finishing move was the SSP. That viking ape used to do the SSP on the regular. I cringe everytime I see that botch, dude lands right on his head. Gets up and does a second SSP. Of course Sid's injury is a way bigger cringe watch. That leg flopping around yuck.
I can think of a few old-ish examples, but the level of stardom is a little questionable. Eddie Guerrero had a frog splash. Rob van Dam did too. Chris Benoit infamously had a flying headbutt that, theoretically, could have contributed to his eventual murder-suicide. I see Jeff Hardy had a flying finisher. Shawn Michaels sometimes did a flying elbow drop.
Forget Randy Savage's elbow drop? That's madness!
Randy Savage elbow drop but he was only maybe 5'10-11, then the ones Froze mentions. Most main eventers did ground impact moves- leg drop brother, Stone Cold Stunner, chokeslam, powerbomb, etc. Undertaker would tightrope walk the ropes while holding onto a guy but it wasn't his finisher.