Worst wresling finsher ever?
He just punches them in the face,its a very boring finisher
shareYes, he only saves his variation of the chokeslam for special occasions now, having to tweak his moveset so he won't risk injuring himself, according to his "World's Largest Athlete" home video release from WWE in 2010.
When Mark Calaway (pre Undertaker) worked for WCW/NWA under the gimmick "Mean Mark Callous", he performed the finisher that looked as if he was punching someone in the heart, looking kind of gruesome even though the idea behind it is simple. Now, that one is cool.
For worst wrestling finisher ever, I would go with Sting's scorpion death drop. In reality, it is nothing more then a reverse Russian leg sweep. It's amazing what you can get away with when you're popular. I say this with him being one of my favorites.
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I was a big fan of the heart punch....it came off as a simple old school style finisher (nice added touch of using the left hand to pin the wrestler's arm behind his head exposing his chest more for the move).
I guess any finisher can really get over if it's sold right by the commentators. In Mick Foley's book he talked about how people (including Vince McMahon) though the Mandible Claw sounded ridiculous (why wouldn't they just bite your fingers?) but with the commentators selling it as a paralyzing nerve hold, it got over huge. On the flip side sometimes wrestlers accidentally strike fire. The People's Elbow started as a joke but caught on with fans in a way few (including the wrestlers) would've imagined:
The story goes that after a long time together on the road, some of the wrestlers had planned to try and find ways to make the Undertaker break character during a show, so The Rock came up with what he believed to be an utterly ridiculous move.
But the fans loved it. After trying it out at a number of non-televised shows, the move was very much still a joke until the legendary Mick Foley dared The Rock to do it on TV. From there, a legend was born.
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Although for me, if one move tops the People's Elbow and all others (except for maybe Santino's "Cobra") in terms of ridiculousness, it would have to be Scotty 2 Hotty's "Worm"!
It's been awhile since I've followed wrestling, so I haven't come across that story yet and have no doubt that's exactly what happened!
A lot of times too, like the case for Hulk Hogan's famous leg drop, the maneuver actually hurts the performer more than it does the opponent on the receiving end.
As the leg comes landing down, the back part of the knee, which is soft, impacts the person laying center in the ring with little physical force or trauma. In contrast ironically, the one carrying out the drop is not only hurting the backside of their knee, being opened and exposed to the momentum of gravity, but thanks to the jump, that person is also damaging their tailbone and risking the need for future hip surgery.
Hogan would still perform the move due to popular demand from the fans, careful to do it as gently as possible while still selling it.
Say what you will about him always using backstage politicking and displaying a lack of character, when it came to putting on a show, his work ethic was professional.
It's amazing how these athletes put their body on the line for our entertainment. Art takes many forms.
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Yeah I also don't follow the current wrestling scene very closely but I do like to read up on older stuff when I can. It's funny if I put it on now I don't know who 80% of the roster is.
I remember Hogan saying that all those years of dropping the leg had destroyed his hip. Hogan was one of those guys I was never a big fan of but nostalgia kicks in and I can't help but remember him fondly and kind of enjoy the simple (yet winning) formula so many of his matches took.
Wrestling is very fast nowadays, the risk of injury greater than before.
I wish they'd go back to basics selling their moves again.
Whatever happened to basic ring psychology? The matches look incredible but no one is creating the illusion that the fight is real.
YouTube and other video sharing sites are terrific for watching the current product without having to meander through several hours of shows every week and, of course, catching up on the classics, not counting the WWE network.
Mick Foley's books really highlight his personality. The only other wrestling bios as good and worth reading is anything about Ric Flair, especially his "To be the Man" book.
He lives life to the fullest, even to his own personal detriment, always having a remarkable story to tell.
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