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A chokeslam is a type of body slam in professional wrestling, in which a wrestler grasps an opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera.
The Giant began a feud with nWo member Nash, who constantly dodged the Giant, including no-showing their scheduled match at Starrcade on December 28, 1997. At Souled Out on January 24, 1998, the two finally met in the ring, with Nash accidentally injuring The Giant's neck when he botched his signature jackknife powerbomb finisher.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. 2016 WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event WrestleMania 32 Promotional poster featuring Triple H and Roman Reigns Promotion WWE Date April 3, 2016 City Arlington, Texas Venue AT&T Stadium Attendance 80,709 WWE Network event chronology ← Previous NXT TakeOver: Dallas Next → ...
On the March 21 episode of Raw, Kane would save Big Show from The Social Outcasts, but would chokeslam Big Show from the top rope afterwards. On the March 28 episode of Raw , Big Show and Kane aided each other in taking out the entire WWE locker room to promote the third annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 on April 3.
Cesaro performing the Cesaro Swing (giant swing) on Sin Cara. A giant swing starts with an opponent lying on the mat, face up, and the wrestler at the opponent's feet. The wrestler takes the opponent's legs up under their arms, similar to the setup for a catapult, but instead pivots, spinning around to lift the opponent off the mat. The ...
Ruane achieved fame in his home country as "Giant Haystacks", a modified version of Calhoun's gimmick. Ruane first wrestled as "Haystacks Calhoun", a direct copy of the American original, while working for Wrestling Enterprises (of Birkenhead) in the early 1970s, before modifying his name and character. [ 12 ]
Page fought out, and bit The Giant's forehead, but The Giant performed a chokeslam backbreaker. Page performed a tornado DDT, and both were down. Bret Hart came out, and accidentally hit The Giant with a steel chair. Page performed flying clotheslines until The Giant caught him, and attempted a chokeslam from the top turnbuckle. Page countered ...
He cites Giant Gonzalez, Papa Shango, Luger's "narcissist" gimmick, and Jim Ross wearing a toga as his reasons for including the event in the list. [ 8 ] WWE places two events from WrestleMania IX in its top 50 WrestleMania moments: Bobby Heenan's entrance on the camel, which the company calls "one of the most hilarious moments in WWE history ...