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Similar to several holds such as the cloverleaf leg-lace, the Boston crab and the standing reverse figure-four leglock, the move was invented by Japanese professional wrestler Riki Choshu, [3] and was popularized by Sting and Bret Hart as the Scorpion Deathlock and Sharpshooter respectively. [4] The hold begins with the opponent supine on the mat.
The talent in the WWE locker room right now are better performers than ever before. As a result, today’s superstars have some of the flashiest and most painful finishing moves we’ve ever seen.
The most famous of all the cutters is the RKO, the finishing move of Randy Orton. It has also become a recent finisher for Ethan Page , known as the Twisted Grin . The cutter also formed the base for the later development of another professional wrestling move known as the stunner .
A move in which one wrestler runs toward another extending their arm out from the side of the body and parallel to the ground, hitting the opponent in the neck or chest, knocking them over. [2] This move is often confused with a lariat. [3] Josh Rogen clotheslines Eric Cairnie over the top rope and out of the ring.
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The piledriver was officially banned in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as the WWE) in 2000, unless the wrestler has special permission to use the move. [5] In a discussion in 2007, Stephanie McMahon said that only two wrestlers were allowed to use the move, "two of the stronger guys", Undertaker and Kane . [ 7 ]
Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that usually result in a win) names. Occasionally, these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. It is used as finishing moves by wrestlers such as TNA wrestlers Su Yung (Panic Switch), and Ash by Elegance (formerly known as Dana Brooke in WWE), and is also used by WWE superstars Chris Sabin (Cradle Shock), Santos Escobar (Phantom Driver) and Lyra Valkyria (Nightwing).