Most well known wrestling move from non wrestling fans

[Instant Classic]

prob the chokeslam or piledriver

[Chip]

Bodyslam. This one pisses me off because any time they see a wrestling move in a tv show, movie or game they claim its a bodyslam despite clearly being a different move.

[Amazing Kitsune]

Dec 29, 2013 14:17:12 GMT -5 Chip said:

Bodyslam. This one pisses me off because any time they see a wrestling move in a tv show, movie or game they claim its a bodyslam despite clearly being a different move.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way!

The piledriver is probably the second most recognized.

[mrjl]

clothesline

headlock

[SOR]

If clothesline counts as a move and not a strike, that's my choice.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Dec 29, 2013 14:17:12 GMT -5 Chip said:

Bodyslam. This one pisses me off because any time they see a wrestling move in a tv show, movie or game they claim its a bodyslam despite clearly being a different move.

For real I've seen people claim a bodyslam was everything from a top rope splash to a stone cold stunner.

Piledriver would probably be my pick though a lot of people seem to f*** that one up as well.

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It was pretty cool seeing a Rock Bottom in The World's End.

[Fearless The Tank]

I'd say Stunner. Most non wrestling fans know 3 wrestlers, Hogan, Rock, Austin. Ask them what's the finisher for all 3, they'll probably respond with the Stone Cold Stunner first, and it may be their only answer.

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Dec 29, 2013 15:33:30 GMT -5 @robertgbp said:

It was pretty cool seeing a Rock Bottom in The World's End.

Fun fact:
Nick Frost introduced Simon Pegg to the WWF around late 1997/early 1998 when they flat shared together. There's a little immature grapple fest in episode 1 of Spaced series 2, including Nick delivering a finger wielding Stone Cold elbow drop to Pegg on a couch.

And yes, that scene also includes a chokeslam, so that's my pick.

[Brainbustaaah!]

Bodyslam or piledriver, easily.

[MichaelMartini]

Arabian facebuster, easily.

[JoDaNa1281]

Chikara Special, obviously.

[Mozenrath]

Possibly an airplane spin. You see that in way more stuff than most wrestling moves.

[Bad Moon]

Probably the elbow drop or the body splash (even though they'll likely call it a bodyslam)

[Pervy Stone Cold]

The headlock is pretty easy to know even if you know nothing about wrestling.

[thegatewaydrug]

Going off the radar a bit, but how about a chairshot?

[tigermaskxxxvii]

Dec 29, 2013 14:17:12 GMT -5 Chip said:

Bodyslam. This one pisses me off because any time they see a wrestling move in a tv show, movie or game they claim its a bodyslam despite clearly being a different move.

I remember there was a bit of a controversy when New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was caught on camera DDTing a buddy of his in a Las Vegas nightclub while shirtless. This is when he was convalescing from a broken forearm, subsequent surgery and infection. When the panel on ESPN's Around The Horn were talking about this story they kept calling the DDT a "bodyslam". Although when I watched TMZ's TV show they all called it a DDT. Especially the guy who pitched the story (who is a pretty big wrestling fan who tends to pitch most wrestling related stories). For that one day it gave TMZ just a bit more credibility in my eyes than ESPN.

[Deleted]

Easily a "bodyslam."

I remember that I had a gym teacher in elementary school who used to tell us "no bodyslamming," and that was funny to me because I always imagined people literally scoop slamming each other.

[Mayonnaise]

Yeah gotta be a "bodyslam", would throw in "suplex" too.

[A Platypus Rave]

Bodyslam.

Whenever wrestling is mentioned in anything they always work in a body slam pun.