Casty
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Post by Casty on Nov 5, 2015 16:48:47 GMT -5
Title says it all, there's a ton of moves in wrestling, but also a ton of wrestlers, so ranging from all promotions, it could be a DDT to a Shooting Star, what is the superstar/diva you think of doing it best when you think of a move?
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Post by ewilliams7237 on Nov 5, 2015 17:02:39 GMT -5
I'm always amazed at how many people use the super kick now. HBK will always be my favorite to use it. But damn it does dolph hands out a great looking super kick.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Nov 5, 2015 17:05:18 GMT -5
I'm always amazed at how many people use the super kick now. HBK will always be my favorite to use it. But damn it does dolph hands out a great looking super kick. I was gonna say the same. So many people just throw it out there, and his meant something.
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Post by Rob on Nov 5, 2015 17:21:09 GMT -5
Kane always had the best chokeslam IMO
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Post by Sizzle on Nov 5, 2015 17:23:13 GMT -5
I'm always amazed at how many people use the super kick now. HBK will always be my favorite to use it. But damn it does dolph hands out a great looking super kick. Luke Harper does one helluva super kick.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Nov 5, 2015 17:42:59 GMT -5
Ortons drop kick and slam on running opponents.
I feel kinda weird for saying this. Ceasaro and his sharp shooter.
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Post by bad guy™ on Nov 5, 2015 17:50:22 GMT -5
Orton's dropkick, Reigns' spear (AKA he's not giving them a super hug) and I'll have a discussion any day about how badly I want nothing to do with a JBL clothesline...sheesh.
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Post by "The Perfect Ten" Mizard on Nov 5, 2015 18:38:13 GMT -5
Undertaker does the best DDT
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Casty
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Post by Casty on Nov 5, 2015 21:41:45 GMT -5
I only just realized I never gave my opinions lol. Well it's only like one, and that's that (even if I wasn't a huge fan) I think Sydal/Bourne does the best Shooting Star, I'm so glad they got him to mocap the new one for this year in 2k, because that thing is a thing of beauty.
I also really like seeing Alicia Fox do her northern lights, I already love the move as is, dating back to Legends of Wrestling 2 when it would be a pin that takes huge chunks of health away, but the way Alicia bridges is crazy, she hops off the mat and lands on her toes like damn lol.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 5, 2015 21:51:27 GMT -5
IMHO, nobody will ever match RVD for hitting the frog splash. He always seemed to go just a little bit higher than anyone else and he frequently added a 90 degree turn in mid air. Eddie Guerrero is a close second. There is a female indie wrestler named Rosa Negra that I've seen hit a damn good frog splash but I haven't seen enough of her matches to say she is consistently great at it. Everybody else's frog splash is just average.
DDP's diamond cutter > Randy Orton's RKO.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 21:52:44 GMT -5
Even though Edge is my favorite wrestler, Goldberg had the best spear. I think Edge's spears would've been better if he didn't have his neck problem. I remember once seeing an interview where somebody asked him about his spears, and he said he couldn't do them like he wanted to because it would hurt his neck too much.
Shawn michaels has the best superkick.
JBL had the best clotheslines.
The Diamond Cutter is better than the RKO.
Undertaker has the best chokeslam.
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Post by wrestlingfan1000 on Nov 5, 2015 22:04:58 GMT -5
Wow lots of the obvious choices are already been pointed out already makes it harder to choose. The Young Bucks, Okada and Undertaker and maybe more all do the tombstone piledriver whether it's a variation of the move but in my option Undertaker does it the best. As everyone else said Shawn does a better super kick hands down and RVD does a sick frog splash.
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Post by The Champ is Here! on Nov 5, 2015 22:52:55 GMT -5
Batista does the best powerbomb
Would have said nash but his is super unique, but love it
Okada has the best dropkick
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Post by The Dave on Nov 5, 2015 23:10:55 GMT -5
Hard to not say Steve Austin and the Stunner.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Nov 5, 2015 23:46:44 GMT -5
Finn Balor has the smoothest/best over the top rope dive (in WWE) IMO. He clears that top rope it like its nothing lol.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Nov 6, 2015 0:30:36 GMT -5
Great topic! And one that should spark quite the interesting range of opinions. Its worth noting how so many moves can have one definitive guy who sticks out as THE most proficient and others have a number of potential superstars to make the claim. Its also interesting to see how some of those moves have transformed from feared finishers to just another spot in a moveset. Case in point, for my money, Del Rio throws the best enziguri out there. Its crisp and seems impactful when he does it. But, its never used as a finisher. Occasionally its used to turn momentum to his favor in a bout, but thats about the extent of it. Whereas Bad News Brown would use it as a finisher (the "Ghetto Blaster" as it was called) and when Owen Hart used it on HBK in 95, it was a dramatic and pivotal moment on RAW. Yet Del Rio's version, for all its beauty, is not used in the same manner.
Other moves have had multitudes of performers use them. Opening the door for true debate. Heres a few that i think really come to mind when i think of moves that could really have a tight race on their hands for title of being the best.
Powerbomb....the go to finisher for anyone between 6'7" -7' tall. Guys like Batista, Kevin Nash, and in modern era, Kevin Owens all have their own unique takes on it. Even the Undertaker adopted his own version of it during the ABA days. But for whatever reason, i always considered Sid to have the definitive powerbomb. Possibly because he was the first in North America to really use it on a big level. His version was both basic and more "vicious" (pardon the pun) than anyones that came after.
DDT.....perhaps regarded as the most devastating of finishing moves during the 80s, you would be hard pressed to argue that its originator, Jake Roberts, was anything but the best at it. Since then though, several guys adopted and adapted it. More than probably any other move. But, out of all those people, there are really only a few that adapted it to their style enough to give Jake any run for his money. Michael Hayes, Arn Anderson, Cactus Jack, and Randy Ortons hanging rope variation all seem to have been the best of the rest in the DDT department.
The Superkick......its become so synonymous with Shawn Michaels, there almost no way to place anyones above his. And i wont. The importance of his Sweet Chin Music grew leaps and bounds from his early solo heel days to the HBK we all came to enjoy watching later. But prior to Shawns use of the superkick, i was very partial to Chris Adams more martial arts influenced version during his World Class days. As mentioned, Ziggler throws a great looking one, and the pre Grandmaster Sexay version of Brian Christopher had one on par with Michaels too.
Top rope elbow drop.....Kind of a toss up for me here. Kayfabe wise, Randy Savage should hold the top spot. When he hit you with that ,you were done. Period......Hogan being the exception of course. But his elbow netted the most results in the win column for a number of years. The flipside is HBKs version , not as succesful as Savages, it did however occasionally garner him a victory. But Shawns was executed a little better IMO. Punk coud launch a respectable one himself, but it kind of seemed like nothing more than fan service to Savage really . So its a toss up between Savage and Michaels.
There are more of course, but I'll leave you guys to compile your picks instead of naming more myself.
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Post by The Yes Man on Nov 6, 2015 0:38:41 GMT -5
I'm always amazed at how many people use the super kick now. HBK will always be my favorite to use it. But damn it does dolph hands out a great looking super kick. Luke Harper does one helluva super kick. Harper has the best super kick by far. It looks like he's killing people with it.
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Post by hbkjason on Nov 6, 2015 2:25:30 GMT -5
Awesome topic
It is not the most exciting move in the world, but I am going with a suplex by Bret Hart. Pretty much every wrestler does a suplex, but Bret Hart just did it better than everyone else.
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Post by ellisd on Nov 6, 2015 7:55:13 GMT -5
I've seen others mention Roman Reigns, Goldberg, and Edge. But I've always thought Rhyno had the best spear, or in his case Gore! Gore! Gore!
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Post by E N I G M A on Nov 6, 2015 8:03:19 GMT -5
Great topic!
I think Jeff Hardy does the best Swanton/Senton off the TopRope. SinCara for example looks so awkward IMO with his knees turning to the inside, he looks like he is afraid to jump off and simply rolls off the top..
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