Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,045
|
Post by Mozenrath on Sept 26, 2023 22:51:01 GMT -5
I was bored at work today and remembered Jim Cornette once saying that Samoa Joe was his favorite man to hit with the tennis racket because the combination of his wide back and his often being sweaty during a match meant the racket would ring out like a gun shot on contact and sounded tremendous, and it got me thinking of specific other ones.
RVD taking any kind of piledriver or DDT always loved flying up in the air like a pogo stick on impact.
Orton always liked to go limp when taking a hard strike to the head like the Trouble in Paradise or superkicks, like it had downright killed him.
Rikishi's clothesline sells were of course legendary, with him flying around like he'd been swept up in a tornado.
What are some of yours?
|
|
XIII
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Posts: 18,422
|
Post by XIII on Sept 27, 2023 2:30:33 GMT -5
Still trying to figure out how RVD safely spiked himself on an RKO so that one too.
|
|
PrimeTyme
Dennis Stamp
Be Good. Or Be Good At It
Posts: 4,914
|
Post by PrimeTyme on Sept 27, 2023 8:23:03 GMT -5
Rick Rude taking the atomic drop.
Billy Gunn selling clotheslines.
|
|
tafkaga
Don Corleone
the Dogfather
Posts: 2,097
|
Post by tafkaga on Sept 27, 2023 8:52:50 GMT -5
Randy Savage taking a backdrop over the top rope.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,066
|
Post by CMWaters on Sept 27, 2023 9:02:32 GMT -5
JTG's sell of Santino's Cobra.
|
|
|
Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Sept 27, 2023 9:21:56 GMT -5
Shawn Michaels selling a big boot.
But for real, Toshiaki Kawada selling any big strikes.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 9:34:00 GMT -5
Mayu Iwatani - every single thing
|
|
Moppy
Samurai Cop
Posts: 2,198
|
Post by Moppy on Sept 27, 2023 9:56:35 GMT -5
Linda McMahon sure knew how to sell a stunner!
|
|
|
Post by sdoyle7798 on Sept 27, 2023 10:03:28 GMT -5
Still trying to figure out how RVD safely spiked himself on an RKO so that one too. Ricochet as well.
|
|
|
Post by James Fabiano on Sept 27, 2023 12:56:18 GMT -5
Rock. Stunner. Someone had to say it.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,066
|
Post by CMWaters on Sept 27, 2023 12:58:17 GMT -5
Rock. Stunner. Someone had to say it. Honorable mention to Scott Hall at Mania 18.
|
|
|
Post by cornettesracket on Sept 27, 2023 13:09:04 GMT -5
Randy Savage taking a backdrop over the top rope. This. And the way it was shot he dropped out of view and I remember when I watched the early manias on VHS I loved that move because I didn’t see it much. I can watch Randy savage matches all the time and not get bored with them. He’s one of my all time favourite wrestlers in the ring.
|
|
|
Post by cornettesracket on Sept 27, 2023 13:09:50 GMT -5
Linda McMahon sure knew how to sell a stunner! 😂😂 moppy has jokes.
|
|
|
Post by cornettesracket on Sept 27, 2023 13:10:39 GMT -5
And bret hart taking the Irish whip into the turnbuckles chest first. Beautiful bit of business.
|
|
Venti
Unicron
Posts: 2,994
|
Post by Venti on Sept 27, 2023 13:13:14 GMT -5
This may be an oddball one, but I really like how Jarrett took the couple of Stunners Austin gave him.
Just pitch perfect dropping to his knees and falling over completely KO'd.
Not cartoony and not sloppy.
Also, always hated the way the Stunner looked when people bent down and flew backwards, which became common post Austin's retirement. The dropping to knees and falling to the side looks way more aesthetically pleasing to me (As an Austin mark I've hyperanalyzed the Stone Cold Stunner lol)
|
|
|
Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Sept 27, 2023 13:48:46 GMT -5
Mick Foley took the Pedigree better than anyone else, and if someone finds that Angelfire page with the "real man" rankings I'll love you forever
|
|
tafkaga
Don Corleone
the Dogfather
Posts: 2,097
|
Post by tafkaga on Sept 27, 2023 16:33:55 GMT -5
The way Ricky Steamboat took Flair's chops.
|
|
Ben Wyatt
Crow T. Robot
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
Posts: 41,484
|
Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 27, 2023 18:57:06 GMT -5
The Rock always sold being speared like he'd been hit by a truck
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,066
|
Post by CMWaters on Sept 27, 2023 19:01:48 GMT -5
Another one: Rikishi's flip sell of clotheslines or other similar moves.
|
|
FinalGwen
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Particularly fond of muffins.
Posts: 16,428
|
Post by FinalGwen on Sept 27, 2023 19:04:36 GMT -5
For the stunner my fave was always Kurt Angle, he looked like he'd been springloaded from the impact.
|
|