Which WWE/NXT talent could use The Rainmaker as a finisher?

[G✇JI☈A]

The wristlock transistion into a short armed lariat used prominently by NJPW’s Kazuchika Okada.

The move looks simple, but can look powerful when done right..

Wondered since they are barely any original moves, and a lot of people’s finishers are recycled, maybe a small variant to move is added, and given a new name. The Rainmaker I think has not been used by someone employed by WWE. The closest was when Seth Rollins had that move.... but he used a jumping knee to the head instead of a lariat.

So could anyone use the move?.. is there too much association to Okada?

I thought since Becky’s finisher is a submission hold... maybe she could use a secondary finisher to get a pin fall victory...

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The Lass Ride is Becky's secondary finisher, I think. Not that she's won any matches with it yet.

It might work for Lars Sullivan, if he's still a thing. The Freak Accident has always sucked IMO.

[ANuclearError]

Trent Seven has used it, can't remember what f he ever used it in WWE.

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I'd kind of rather nobody didn't? I actually find it pretty damn underwhelming as a finisher even when Okada does it and there aren't many people who could use it as well as he does.

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Should be Harper. His Lariot finisher is already dope enough. Having him do this makes him more dangerous.

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Feb 2, 2019 18:26:07 GMT -5 ANuclearError said:

Trent Seven has used it, can't remember what f he ever used it in WWE.

he's definitely done it a handful of times (calls it the Seven Star Lariat), as I've never seen a single match of his outside of NXT and remember puting it in a WWE 2k18 CAW moveset last year

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Feb 2, 2019 18:30:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Should be Harper. His Lariot finisher is already dope enough. Having him do this makes him more dangerous.

Exactly what I was about to say

He already has that discuss Lariat so just ending the tie up and wind in like Okada can make it look even more nasty

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Ariya Daivari already does a clothesline very similar to the Rainmaker.

[lucas_lee]

WALTER would make it look like death

[schma]

I thought the Becksploder was a finishing move?

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Feb 2, 2019 18:53:26 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Feb 2, 2019 18:30:31 GMT -5 @kn said:

Should be Harper. His Lariot finisher is already dope enough. Having him do this makes him more dangerous.

Exactly what I was about to say

He already has that discuss Lariat so just ending the tie up and wind in like Okada can make it look even more nasty

Yep. Whenever Harper returns he could be used as a great midcard/utility main event heel so this would only increase his repertoire.

[The Yes Man]

I always thought Dean should add more clotheslines to his move set, other than just the wacky line.

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Feb 2, 2019 18:14:37 GMT -5 @dax said:

The Lass Ride is Becky's secondary finisher, I think. Not that she's won any matches with it yet.

The pumphandle uranage dealie? She won the triple threat trios match at SummerSlam a few years back with it, pinning Brie Bella. I don’t blame anyone for not remembering that, though, that was a rough time.

[darbus alan]

Man, thinking about it, a dude like Harper using a Rainmaker would make it look brutal.

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No one. Cause I want them to reserve it for when Okada signs for the company:

[Alice Syndrome]

Trent Seven has it.

[Steveweiser]

Jinny uses it on the indies, though more as a nod to her trainer Jimmy Havoc.

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It would fit Seth well.

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Feb 2, 2019 18:54:33 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

Ariya Daivari already does a clothesline very similar to the Rainmaker.

His clothesline finisher is fxxxing sick, and the CWs can sell it like death. Love his move.

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I'm trying to think of people with crap finishers who need a new one. Finn Balor comes to mind.