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Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
i liked the old vine viral videos of people falling down or something with Randy superimposed RKOing them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0C8mzF7oE

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Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

Dell_Zincht posted:

Indeed, it's a Inverted Death Valley Driver. Only KENTA can call it a Burning Hammer.

Wasn't Tyler Rex's more like Cena's Attitude Adjustment, anyway? I recall his opponents taking the bump on their stomachs? Surely WWE wouldn't let him of all people drop other wrestlers on their necks?

Yeah it was more like an inverted fireman's carry DDT. Or like... flapjack but with a headlock on the way down.

Roman Reigns posted:

Agreed. https://youtu.be/1y6hmFJiAzw

I’m honestly surprised no one is using it on the current main roster yet or NXT

Alexa Bliss is!

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Alexa Bliss and Lacey Evans both use the WMD

remusclaw
Dec 8, 2009

Until injuries took her down Nikkihara Bellasawa used it to great effect.

CityMidnightJunky
May 11, 2013

by Smythe
I can't remember the match so I won't be able to find a clip, but there was one match where Orton rose into the camera frame behind his opponent like a loving horror movie villain before hitting the RKO. It was amazing.

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
Favorite finisher stuff

DDP turning the Jackhammer into the Diamond Cutter, everybody loses their poo poo

The first time Undertaker chokeslammed someone through the ring

Ricky Steamboat engages in some reversals with Steve Austin, gets tossed out of the ring, crawls to the other side of the ring underneath, pops up on the top rope and hits a flying body press

Shelton Benjamin goes for a springboard clothesline, gets superkicked to hell by HBK

Angle slaps on the super death version of the Angle Lock, with the grapevine on Undertaker, UT fights forever in agony before he finally taps

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

KungFu Grip posted:

Alexa Bliss and Lacey Evans both use the WMD

Alexa's is a forearm/elbow. Lacey's is a punch.

Saucer Crab
Apr 3, 2009




mfcrocker posted:

I put Twist of Fate as my favourite cutter, but this is the best individual cutter I have ever seen.

Sorry, nope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPRr5p8dHv0 (Very loud for some reason)

Dell_Zincht
Nov 5, 2003



El Gallinero Gros posted:

Angle slaps on the super death version of the Angle Lock, with the grapevine on Undertaker, UT fights forever in agony before he finally taps

Sorry, when did this happen?

No Irish Need Imply
Nov 30, 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2bbUfIkVN0

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

Saucer Crab posted:

Sorry, nope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPRr5p8dHv0 (Very loud for some reason)

Eddie was so loving good

CityMidnightJunky
May 11, 2013

by Smythe
Test had a loving great Big Boot. Just threw his leg up like he was jousting with a tree trunk right into the guys face.

Also this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2FltxTgjs

CityMidnightJunky fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Aug 3, 2019

DeathChicken
Jul 9, 2012

Nonsense. I have not yet begun to defile myself.

Gangrel had a coolass finisher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU_hdbKCCTU

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

You wanna get through this?
I think the GTS will always be my favorite finisher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUfyUjRDxX0

NienNunb
Feb 15, 2012

https://youtu.be/T_CZYCysQJI

August is Finishers Month

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!
Striker finishers can be boss as hell and Nakamura's was one of the best when he was just flat out murdering dudes with it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sol8CWagMh4

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

Striker finishers can be boss as hell and Nakamura's was one of the best when he was just flat out murdering dudes with it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sol8CWagMh4

I'm mad the guy who made this didn't time that last one right with the pause.

Also at the framerate.

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010

Dell_Zincht posted:

Sorry, when did this happen?

I don't remember but I think they were both faces at the time and Taker kinda patted Angle on the head afterwards like "You got me, kid, well played"

DLC Inc
Jun 1, 2011

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

Striker finishers can be boss as hell and Nakamura's was one of the best when he was just flat out murdering dudes with it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sol8CWagMh4

Nakamura always made it look like a shotgun blast, he sold the motion and follow through like an artist. In terms of striking finishers I think I rank it just above the Buzzsaw Kick. Kenny Omega and Ibushi have some deadly knee attacks but the Bomaye/Kinshasa just looks sicker.

Dell_Zincht
Nov 5, 2003



El Gallinero Gros posted:

I don't remember but I think they were both faces at the time and Taker kinda patted Angle on the head afterwards like "You got me, kid, well played"

I think the answer you were looking for is "It's never happened."

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
My Finisher for August is a Cinderblock to the Head

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
Here are the survey results (from 41 participants!)

Q1: What makes a finisher cool?

High impact / painful looking
82.93%
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Protected, rarely kicked out from
75.61%
–
The performer doing the move
56.10%
–
Hit it out of nowhere
53.66%
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Clever name
36.59%
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Build up to the move
29.27%
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Feat of athletics
29.27%
–
Crowd chants for it
12.20%
–
Other
12.20%

quote:

Uniqueness (is it a transition move for others?)

Solid, logical extension of the performing doing it (High Flyer Ricochet doing the 630, ZSJ’s parade of submissions, Okada leading the rainmaker with offense to the neck)

Only person that does it (Dude Buster) ((TRENT?))

Minor quick set up to prep the pop (the kick before the stunner for example)

High injury risk

Q2: What is your favorite type of finisher?

Big Slams, Bombs, Drops, and Drivers
58.54%
–
Submissions
19.51%
–
Knockout Strikes
17.07%
–
Other
4.88%

quote:

Cutters!

Real cool moves
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Top Rope Dives
0.00%
–
Cornered Attacks
0.00%

Q3: Ranking Coolness of Attitude Era Finishers

1. Stone Cold Stunner (90%)
2. Dudley Death Drop (75%)
3. Tombstone Piledriver (67%)
4. Swanton Bomb (60%)
5. Ankle Lock (58%)
6. Clothesline from Hell (55%)
7. Pedigree (45%)
8. People's Elbow (40%)
9. Fameasser (32%)
10. Bronco Buster (28%)

Q4: Ranking Coolness of WCW Finishers

1. Diamond Cutter (85%)
2. Jackhammer (78%)
3. Lion Tamer (71%)
4. Jackknife Powerbomb (60%)
5. Scorpion Death Drop (49%)
6. Figure Four (46%)
7. Savage Elbow Drop (41.8%)
8. Seven Year Itch (41.5%)
9. Torture Rack (40%)
10. Scissors Kick (36%)

Q5: What is your all-time favorite finisher?



Q6: What is your favorite 'cutter' finisher?

Diamond Cutter
51.22%
–
RKO
17.07%
–
OsCutter
12.20%
–
Acid Drop
4.88%
–
Osaka Street Cutter
2.44%
–
Twist of Fate
2.44%
–
Other
2.44%

quote:

Stone Cold Stunner
–
Kanyon Cutter
2.44%
–
Gun Stun
2.44%
–
Cross Rhodes
2.44%
–
Natural Selection
0.00%
–
TKO
0.00%
–
Ace Crusher
0.00%

Q7: What is your favorite WWE Top Rope Finisher from their 2017 Top 10 list?

Neville - Red Arrow
34.15%
–
Ember Moon - Eclipse
24.39%
–
Evan Bourne - Air Bourne
9.76%
–
Randy Savage - Elbow Drop
9.76%
–
Mustafa Ali - Reverse 450
7.32%
–
RVD - Five Star Frog Splash
7.32%
–
Finn Balor - Coup de Grace
2.44%
–
Shane McMahon - Coast-to-Coast
2.44%
–
Rich Swann - Phoenix Splash
2.44%
–
Jeff Hardy - Swanton Bomb
0.00%

Q8: For a finisher, what is the perfect mix of flashy and effective?
The average response was 45%/55% flashy/effective
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Q9: Modifiers for your finish

Spinning
45.00%
–
Wrist clutch
40.00%
–
Package
35.00%
–
Inverted
30.00%
–
Top-rope
30.00%
–
Rolling
27.50%
–
Cradle
22.50%
–
Pump-handle
22.50%
–
Reverse
20.00%
–
Seated
20.00%
–
Other
12.5%

quote:

flipping

Bomb

with a ball shot befoehand

Fisherman

Starts as torture rack with a running spinout into top rope flapjack

Q10: Least favorite finisher


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Thank you all for providing valuable feedback, and also it's official that The People's Elbow isn't as cool as a Pedigree

Roman Reigns
Aug 23, 2007

A little surprised knockout strikes wasn’t higher on the list

HOTLANTA MAN
Jul 4, 2010

by Hand Knit
Lipstick Apathy
THE OVERDRIVE

DLC Inc
Jun 1, 2011

Cutters: 4.8 percent on Coolest Finishers

Best WCW/WWF finishers: both cutters

NULL_SIGNAL
Feb 19, 2013


Cutters should count in the probably-too-broad category "Slams, Bombs, Drops, and Drivers"

ChrisBTY
Mar 29, 2012

this glorious monument

I love that the same move with different names is apparently the #1 and #2 worst finisher of all time. Enough hate to actually split the vote and win twice.
I don't disagree mind, I just put it a smidge below Wasteland and don't ask me why.
I think because I liked Barrett but it seemed like the weakest part of his package.

Jetfire
Apr 29, 2008
Sorry I missed the survey, but would "stolen" count as a modifier? e.g. Stone Cold hitting a Rock Bottom on Rock and vice versa

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC

Jetfire posted:

Sorry I missed the survey, but would "stolen" count as a modifier? e.g. Stone Cold hitting a Rock Bottom on Rock and vice versa

Hell, I'd allow it. But if you got that granular, everybody but Nova would have a stolen *x* finisher

DeathChicken
Jul 9, 2012

Nonsense. I have not yet begun to defile myself.

I liked Big Show's Cobra Clutch ???? Move. Guy would just grab the opponent and huck them around like a sack of potatoes

Now the Hog Log was pretty stupid

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Big Show's best finisher was crying while punching people in the face

Procrastinator
Aug 16, 2009

what?


the actual best cutter is the 3D fyi

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


https://deadspin.com/the-stone-cold-stunner-is-the-most-important-wrestling-1566797510

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


do i still have a finishers sig

edit: nope lol. I think it was just Misawa demolishing someone with an Elbow

Liquid Communism
Mar 9, 2004


Out here, everything hurts.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSI8uJp6Cjw

Beef Jerky Robot
Sep 20, 2009

"And the DICK?"

beggar posted:

Hell, I'd allow it. But if you got that granular, everybody but Nova would have a stolen *x* finisher

Only counts if it’s the finisher of the person you are currently wrestling/feuding with

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
who the gently caress said the stone cold stunner was a cutter? That poo poo was a jawbreaker

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

Trust me.

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA6J4vuwG5w

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remusclaw
Dec 8, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQsHUaasndo
It's still finisher month bay bee!

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