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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.
WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura will be back to put on the headset Saturday night. The former governor of Minnesota was a commentator for WWE after his wrestling career and was featured in the ...
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 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).
Kenta Kobashi uses this variation as one of his finishing moves, calling it the Burning Lariat. [1] Shingo Takagi uses this move as one of his finishing moves, calling it the Pumping Bomber. Go Shiozaki uses this move as his finishing move and calls it Gowan Lariat.
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 ]
Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona.
Randy Colley and Bill Eadie created the Demolition gimmick and worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They debuted as a heel tag team on January 4, 1987, at the Springfield Civic Centre in Massachusetts, alongside manager Luscious Johnny V, defeating the team of The Islanders and later participating in a battle royal won by Pete Doherty. [11]