Clothesline from Hell was OK but Farooq's Dominator is a great finisher
Man, great looking move. I approve.
Hogan's atomic leg is really the weakest. I don't even know how you could do it powerfully unless you fell from 100 feet in the air.
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Who has the worst wrestling finisher
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Man, great looking move. I approve.
Hogan's atomic leg is really the weakest. I don't even know how you could do it powerfully unless you fell from 100 feet in the air.
Or weighed 500+ pounds like Yokozuna's leg drop.
Hogan's leg drop was good. He put some good effort into it, coming off the ropes or a big run then a decent jump and he drops the leg right onto his opponents neck.
The Atomic Leg Drop is better than half the finishers currently in use.
CassidyIzABeast
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GOAT finisher right there. The Wall Trip.
StylesClash
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Hogan's leg drop was good. He put some good effort into it, coming off the ropes or a big run then a decent jump and he drops the leg right onto his opponents neck.
The Atomic Leg Drop is better than half the finishers currently in use.
You like the leg drop. Therefore your opinions are invalid. Welcome to Wrasslegaf.
It ain't shit compared to the great finishers like Tombstone, Pedigree or Stunner but half the current roster are trying to pass off a punch or kick as a finisher like it is the early 80s.
Hogan wasn't anything great in the ring but yeah the Atomic Leg Drop was always done well. Usually set up with the size 16 boot, when used in a clean finish it always felt like a satisfying ending.
Let me drop a leg on your throat and then ask me how much damage it could do.
But when you follow it up with another Superman punch? And then another? And another? And then a spear?
Truly an offensive barrage no mortal man can hope to withstand. Opponents fall. Allies look on in awe. Crowds cheer. CEOs weep with joy.
KenzinFive
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Hogan's leg drop was good. He put some good effort into it, coming off the ropes or a big run then a decent jump and he drops the leg right onto his opponents neck.
The Atomic Leg Drop is better than half the finishers currently in use.
I suppose I should shit on Hogan's leg drop out of habit, but damn if he doesn't get some great height on this one. It works for the time that he wrestled; it just seems incredibly silly as a finisher now.
Then again, no finisher will ever be able to top the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin cleaning house and going on Stunner rampages was one of the best parts of the Attitude Era.
Might as well throw Sweet Chin Music in there since the superkick is overdone to the nth degree. Way more than a chokeslam or powerbomb. It's a quick transition move, or basically another eye poke, but more extravagant.
Too bad it doesn't look like that when Eva does it.
snow in jamaica
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Mysterio's later splash was exactly what I thought of. He just kind of leans forward and falls two feet.
I always thought The Rock Bottom was weak too.
Sho_Nuff82
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this one is just bad...
Rikishi sure is looking good these days.
I friggin' love DDT'sI was applying real-world logic to a fake wrestling move. If you're going to knock a guy out with a head-first move an STO is the last thing you're going to do.
Pls someone make a "Who has the best wrestling finisher" thread.
Also Goldberg's Spear could legit kill a man. LEGIT.
GOAT finisher right there. The Wall Trip.
His actual finisher isn't much better
Iorv3th
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this one is just bad...
That's one hell of a finisher alright.
this one is just bad...
What am I doing on Pornhub?
StalkerUKCG
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Every spear with the exception of Goldbergs was weak as fuck
Goldberg was a legit killer
Goldberg was a legit killer
TurboButts
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Finn Balor's stomp is really boring. I'm glad he seems to be working on that suplex he's been using as a finisher the past couple matches. I really like his slingblade move though.
Darkly Tranquil
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Goldberg's Spear was definitely the best, but Rhyno's Gore was pretty good too. It was certainly better than anything Edge, Batista, or Roman Reigns has managed.
Short Rhyno compilation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7SREBM-MR0
Short Rhyno compilation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7SREBM-MR0
Hogan's Leg drop was impressive, especially since he used to jump a lot and considering his size the impact was great. With the banzai drop and the tombstone I'd consider it as the devastating finishers of the early 90 era.
As for the Axe Bomber it was a simple finisher but gained a lot of iconic value in japan since Hogan botched it and KOed Inoki lol. It became some mystical shit ahahah
As for the Axe Bomber it was a simple finisher but gained a lot of iconic value in japan since Hogan botched it and KOed Inoki lol. It became some mystical shit ahahah
Spikematic
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Goldberg spear and Rhyno's gore (GORE!!! GORE!!! GOOOOOREEE!!!) looked amazing. Weakest/stupidest finisher is definitely The People's Elbow. Not a fan of that stupid looking/sounding superman punch either. Or Big Show's big punch of doom thingee. He's such a large athlete, he should have some impactful slam of some sort.
Messofanego
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I remember that little guy is actually a bully and after getting his little ass beat he went on local news and tried to play the victim card....sitting next to his mother...
Chuckie
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Ah I remember this. Shitty little bully getting what he asks for.
DeaconKnowledge
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Only reason the gore is memorable is because of Heyman's classic overselling of the move.
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