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Post by DASH 243✅ on Oct 18, 2007 12:11:12 GMT -5
Cody Rhodes flying cross body, sucks so much he can't win a match.
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Post by uncleslam on Oct 18, 2007 12:25:53 GMT -5
As he got older, Muta's shining wizard seemed to lose it's impact upon contact and seemingly rely more on magic. I don't see how stepping one someone's knee and then lightly slapping them upside the head with your calf can knock them out.
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Post by britishbulldog on Oct 18, 2007 13:01:19 GMT -5
I was never a big fan of the airplane spin, someone use to use it in the 80s and I can't remember who now and wasn't one of Eugene's finishers? That would be Mike Rotundo better known as IRS
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Post by britishbulldog on Oct 18, 2007 13:01:46 GMT -5
Wait and Cpr. Kurschner used the airplane spin as well
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Post by mjs159 on Oct 18, 2007 13:25:58 GMT -5
As he got older, Muta's shining wizard seemed to lose it's impact upon contact and seemingly rely more on magic. I don't see how stepping one someone's knee and then lightly slapping them upside the head with your calf can knock them out. ...i actually knocked my friend out cold with a shining wizard by accident. So it's not as weak as it would appear.
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Post by uncleslam on Oct 18, 2007 13:30:33 GMT -5
As he got older, Muta's shining wizard seemed to lose it's impact upon contact and seemingly rely more on magic. I don't see how stepping one someone's knee and then lightly slapping them upside the head with your calf can knock them out. ...i actually knocked my friend out cold with a shining wizard by accident. So it's not as weak as it would appear. Call up Muta and teach him how to do it again then, because the one he's been using lately isn't cutting it anymore.
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Post by DAGOTRON LIVES! on Oct 18, 2007 13:34:52 GMT -5
Sliced Bread #2. End thread. Seriously? I think it's one of the most exciting finishers in the WWE today.
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Post by Fortunato on Oct 18, 2007 14:01:41 GMT -5
Schoolboy Roll-up On A Distracted Opponent.
Whattaya mean it's not a real finisher? Then why does every WWE match seem to end that way?
By the way, Shelton's T-Bone Suplex is not necessarily a bad finisher, the way he does it just looks awful. Given his Minnesota roots, he should use the Curt Hennig's PerfectPlex aka The Fisherman's Suplex as a finisher.
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Post by italliansausagepat on Oct 18, 2007 14:03:00 GMT -5
The Worm : Weeeell, now that my opponent is lying unconscious on the ground for 30 seconds, what will I do ? Pin him to get the victory ? Nah, let' s just dance around on one foot like an idiot, the do a worm for no reason, then dance some more THEN give little slap which is more likely to wake up my opponent than to knock him out. The Cranium Crush : Basically, shake your opponent' s head... 'kaaaay... The Overdrive. The Complete Shot. Also, how comes when a wrestler uses the Overdrive as a finisher, they almost ALWAYS use the Complete Shot as a secondary finisher and vice-versa ?? Is there some kind of unwritten law forcing this ? I have always wondered the same thing, or some version of the stoke, But Khalis head clamp is really a bore to watch and pisses me off.
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Post by JLAJRC on Oct 18, 2007 14:09:08 GMT -5
Frankly, with the exception of JBL, I never bought anyone using a clothesline as a finisher (Jim Duggen, Outback Jack).
Slaughter's "Noogie of Doom"
Texas Tonrnado punch.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Oct 18, 2007 14:15:32 GMT -5
Mil Mascaras -abdominal stretch
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Post by cpbuff22 on Oct 18, 2007 14:16:09 GMT -5
FU, Batista Bomb, Walls of Jericho (Boston Crab), The Worm, Peoples Elbow, Five Knuckle Shuffle, Hogans leg Drop
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Post by algertman on Oct 18, 2007 14:21:09 GMT -5
pedigree
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Post by The OP on Oct 18, 2007 14:25:19 GMT -5
The Rock Bottom and the Bookend (essentially the same move) don't make any sense to me. I don't understand what's supposed to be happening, it looks like Rock (or Booker) puts his hand on his opponent's chest and then that guy takes a bump onto his back. Huh? Is he supposed to be picking him up by his stomach and slamming him? I don't get it.
Speaking of Booker, the Scissor Kick is horrible as is any move that requires the guy taking the move to get into a position they wouldn't probably just end up in anyway. Same thing with the 619.
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Post by JLAJRC on Oct 18, 2007 14:35:42 GMT -5
Did Sting ever pin anyone after just doing the Scorpion Splash? I don't understand how that could hurt since he wasn't fat.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 18, 2007 15:03:43 GMT -5
Current? The Samoan Spike, no contest. I disagree, someone swinging their thumb at you and hitting you in the throat is going to hurt. Worst of all time is easily The Worm.
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Post by Tapout on Oct 18, 2007 15:04:48 GMT -5
Let's get this out of the way first. Overdrive / MVP Playmaker: Crap. I think that's unanimous. When your devastating finishing maneuver is to bang up your own knee, you need a new finisher.
Re: FU - It's a fireman's carry slam, not the death valley driver. Yes, it sucks, and yes, it's goofy that people have to sell it like they just got hit by a bus, but wrestling is a work.
Re: the pumphandle slam - This is the generic finisher that the E gives to big muscleheads who aren't great in the ring. It was also Test's finisher for a reason. Given that, it suits Snitsky just fine.
Re: the Samoan Spike. This is a very interesting and as JR would say, a YOU-nique finishing maneuver. Would you rather have him do a powerbomb or pumphandle slam?
Re: the People's Elbow - the whole point of that was for it to look weak, so that people wouldn't believe that heel Rocky dropping the Corporate Elbow could actually put someone away. It was there to get heel heat, but people continued to pop for it even after the guy turned face, and they always have, so there it is. After a certain point, people popped for just about everything that man did in the ring, and let's face it, they should have.
Re: the Rock Bottom, I don't get the problem with this. It's basically a modified chokeslam / uranage and if delivered properly and sold properly, looks just fine as a finisher. Also, with the setup, it can come out of nowhere, and it can also be a setup for a reversal. I say it worked just fine, though it mainly got over because of Rocky.
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Post by The OP on Oct 18, 2007 15:09:53 GMT -5
Re: the Rock Bottom, I don't get the problem with this. It's basically a modified chokeslam / uranage and if delivered properly and sold properly, looks just fine as a finisher. Also, with the setup, it can come out of nowhere, and it can also be a setup for a reversal. I say it worked just fine, though it mainly got over because of Rocky. I agree with you about the rest of them, but I stand by what I said about the Rock Bottom/Bookend. It seems to defy the laws of physics.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Oct 18, 2007 15:12:18 GMT -5
FU. It doesn't even look remotely painful. I am so sick of people saying the FU looks weak. As far as kayfabe, to me it looks no weaker than a stunner, or an Angle Slam, or a Rock Bottom. Oh, and another vote for the T-Bone suplex.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Oct 18, 2007 15:29:23 GMT -5
Sliced Bread #2. End thread. Seriously? I think it's one of the most exciting finishers in the WWE today. I was being sarcastic.
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