Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
It's Just a Ride
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 8, 2007 8:24:31 GMT -5
So, who did you believe? Owen or Bret?
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Post by silverking on Feb 8, 2007 8:37:30 GMT -5
Konnan taught Bret the move. Who wanted to steal it from Sting, who copied the move from a japanese wrestler.
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Post by thesunbeast on Feb 8, 2007 8:51:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure who invented the move, but I do know that in the late 80's/early 90's. alot of the guy's that wrestled sting knew the move because they had to sell it for him.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Feb 8, 2007 8:56:59 GMT -5
The rightful origin of said move came from New Japan's Riki Choshu.
Virgil was 2 Legit 2 Quit, but yet he can't pop 'n lock with the best of 'em.
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Joekishi
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by Joekishi on Feb 8, 2007 9:27:50 GMT -5
Konnan taught Bret the move. Who wanted to steal it from Sting, who copied the move from a japanese wrestler. Named Riki Choshu. Oh and before Sting and bret did it, Red Red Rooster used to do it. |
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hotrod
Don Corleone
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Post by hotrod on Feb 8, 2007 11:01:40 GMT -5
damn beat me to it, i was gonna say didn't terry taylor use that move
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Post by JoshWoodrumGreaterThanHBK on Feb 8, 2007 11:06:31 GMT -5
On Brets DVD he admitted that he STOLE it from Sting
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Post by careless on Feb 8, 2007 11:12:53 GMT -5
Who knows? The first true use of the sharpshooter has probably been lost in the pages of history. Cavemen? Mayans? Pilgrims?
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Feb 8, 2007 11:45:07 GMT -5
hogan.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Feb 8, 2007 14:21:51 GMT -5
Seriously people, it was clearly Nova!
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 8, 2007 14:28:12 GMT -5
Vince McMahon invented everything. Duh.
I don't remember Taylor using it, which is odd because I was a big Red Rooster mark when I was younger. But I do remember Ronnie Garvin's Hammer Jammer. And Adrian Adonis busted it out as early as 1985. I believe Gorilla called it something like a "Standing Reverse Figure Four Leglock" which I guess technically it is.
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Post by dirtydickraines on Feb 8, 2007 15:08:28 GMT -5
Mr. Bob Backlund created it while studying at North Dakota State University. The move though, was not Backlund approved, so he gave it up for the more innovative crossface chickenwing.
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MoleMan
Team Rocket
KENNY!
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Post by MoleMan on Feb 8, 2007 15:25:33 GMT -5
Bret without a doubt perfected the move. No on else has ever done the move better than bret.
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 8, 2007 15:30:56 GMT -5
I dunno. Bret Clarke has a hell of a Sharpshooter. Don't count him out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2007 16:18:29 GMT -5
Bret without a doubt perfected the move. No on else has ever done the move better than bret. and on the flip side no matter how charismatic "The Rock" is he totally butchered that move...I was legitimately pissed everytime I seen him apply it...He was literally standing up most of the time...Bret tried his damnest to sell that move even trying to wrench as far back as he could while holding Yokozuna's legs up |
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Post by samachine on Feb 8, 2007 17:00:39 GMT -5
Bret without a doubt perfected the move. No on else has ever done the move better than bret. Nagata does it way better. |
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JIMBOB
Unicron
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Post by JIMBOB on Feb 8, 2007 17:37:44 GMT -5
I think others today, even Benoit don't apply the move as effectively like Bret, Owen or Sting did it. They would sit and pull back looking like they were putting more pressure on their opponent. Today, those doing the move just stand making it look weak.
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Post by gabou142 on Feb 8, 2007 18:15:16 GMT -5
Shawn sure didn't apply it that well..I wonder how he got Bret to surrender with it!
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sabu
Don Corleone
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Post by sabu on Feb 9, 2007 15:10:10 GMT -5
Sting
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