The Big Show's "Final Cut" was WAY worse then the WMD. It has absolutely no "oomph", even from a guy his size, and wost of all, now Sonya DeVille is using it and it looks even worse, as she's tiny. It's absolutely awful.
i feel like the WMD is more beliveable since a punch in the right place could knock someone out or knock them loopy. Final Cut looks ok but it feels like it there isnt enough oomph like you said. I think his back breaker toss he did in ECW for a bit was better
@@Venemofthe888 The Cobra Clutch one he did? Yeah, that move was pretty sick, especially when he could rag doll his opponent. I'm kinda surprised that he didn't really use it more when he came back from the ECW run.
That criticism re: it being stupid for Show to wait until the end of the match if he’s got that instant knockout power can be said for something like Sweet Chin Music as well. And a lot of finishers for that matter. Show at least underwent some boxing training prior to the Mayweather fight where it seemed more believable for him to KO a person versus your average wrestler, plus he threw the punch well. It was a solid finish.
Joe Hendry's "Shite People's Elbow" is worth a watch from when he faced off against Scotty 2 Hotty. (Also has a Tom Campbell announcing cameo so fits more...)
Nothing beats 'Trip to the Batcave' of Bastion Booger and Visagara of Viscera. 😅 Question: If Vince had paid you $500 000, would you rather have taken Booger's finish, the Visagara by Big Vis, or Rikishi's Stinkface with the unwashed loincloth in front of a live audience? 😂
A mention to Braun Strowman's powerslam. Yeah it'll hurt coming from a big guy like him, but it's still just a simple powerslam. A guy his size should've used someone far more powerful like a Powerbomb
I was just thinking about the Lightning Fist last night! Somebody was talking about how much John Cena's likeability increased in his later years, as he sort of showed off how much of a goofball he was.
Tito Santana's Flying Forearm was one of my favourite finishers back in the day. It wasn't the most devastating looking, but it really worked for him. However when he became El Matador and started punching his bent over opponents in the back of the head instead, I thought it was infinitely worse.
The Peoples Elbow should have been on this list, its dumb and a weaker version of the atomic leg drop when you think about it if were to happen to you lol.
I dunno man. With a leg drop you have cousining from Hogans thigh/leg muscles. Meanwhile there is no muscle on the elbow, it's skin over solid bone basically. I'd say there's a good chance a legit elbow drop would hurt worse than a legit leg drop. So I'll say Atomic Leg Drop is the weaker of the two.
Most tag wins (that I recall) were landed by Sexay following the Worm with a Tennessee Jam (Hip Hop Drop). Scotty did have a sitout powerbomb as a finish, albeit in WWF No Mercy.
Big Show's WMD is not bad. It's a massive dude who trains in boxing hitting someone hard with his right fist. The recipient looks like they legitimately got knocked TF out. And your logic could also apply to anyone who use a strike as a finisher. Why doesn't Shawn Michaels just use Sweet Chin Music instead of going through a 15 minute match? Why doesn't Aleister Black just use the Black Mass? Why doesn't Sheamus just use the Brogue Kick? Why doesn't Daniel Bryan just use the running knee?
Didn't mind Show using the WMD to be honest. Back in the day he used to finish matches with all sorts, WMD, Chokeslam, Vader Bomb, Spear, Colossal Clutch, Final Cut, Showstopper. Should do a top 10 of Big Show's finishing moves to be fair 🤣
I remember him in a match against Kevin Nash. Nash was about to power bomb him and somehow Rey fought it off and Nash literally fell on his back and Rey pinned him. Basically, Nash got beaten by being clumsy and falling down.
Probably a minority opinion but for me LA Knight’s finisher is terrible cause it doesn’t fit him. If the person taking the finisher doesn’t make it look good it looks well not so good.
LA Knight's finisher is currently one of the worst . For a guy whose over like rover, I'd just love to see him win a match with a move that doesn't look pathetic
Yeah but Umaga made that move looked devasting as hell. For starters, he was strong as fuck, second, he had his thumb tapped up, and third, he often lifted his opponents in the air before he delivered it. However, Solo Sokoa's version of the spike sucks because he doesn't have the strength or size to deliver it as effectively as Umaga did
Coming from Umaga (a 360lb agile man) that crap is convincing 😂 much more convincing than a 5-knuckle shuffle or a peoples elbow 😂😂😂 even the figure-4 leg lock never convinced me 😂
Everyone whinning about Starship Pain being on the list 😂😂 It was impressive for sure. JM is an amazing athlete and the move itself looked cool... but as the video says, he barely hit it and made it look foolish.
The Cobra was a good finisher, very entertaining and looks like it would hurt like the Samoan Spike. So was Star Ship Pain. Worst finisher should be ranking the most awkward looking and dangerous finishers.
Bad word incoming. Santino was wasted as a terrible clown. Cheep finishing rip off of Iron/Mantble Claw, which were easy finisher used by wrestlers who needed something safe after years of pushing their bodies to the limit.
I mean, at least with the Samoan Spike you can argue that if you jam a knuckle into someone's throat like that, they would go down. Hard to keep fighting when suddenly breathing is requiring ALL of your attention.
You could make a case that the Rock Bottom is a pretty crappy finisher. It's just a side slam with no theatrics and doesn't look any more impactful than a powerbomb or suplex. Basically, it's someone falling on their back.
Sorry, you do not diss The Cobra, that was more devastating than the stunner, the Tombstone and it invented the outta nowhere era of finishing moves like the RKO. Seriously you should apologise to Santino, shame on you....
Bayley to Belly's finisher was perfect her NXT story arc of a lower tier member who slowly learned how to wrestle and powered through to become the champion over time and hard work (and the crowd cheering her on), where a move that opponent in story doesn't expect to be as strong as it is. And I will note that Gunther/WALTER gets credit for being able to turn any "simple move" into something that can finish a match, including this one which has won with as well. There are far worse finishers than this which never look like they could hurt and have nothing connected to the character at all.
I remember Bastion Booger's finisher, but had no idea it had a name, and would never have guessed "Trip to the bat cave" in a million years
I'm surprised they didn't have him dress as the Dark Knight himself for matches lol
@@zeospark9715 That would have been better than the outfit they did give him, for crying out loud.
Never ever
Batcaves are dark...and Bastion is wearing gray...
The fact that Byron Saxton called it "The Saxtonation" rather than "The Saxophone" is the worst crime of all.
Starship pain was amazing the cobra was hilarious and Scotty popped the crowd everytime.
Starship pain misses alot!
Like they said, looks so cool when done right, but kinda botched a lot as well.
Starship pain's weakness is 100% the execution.
I really wished he would have improved it but he never did over the years.
I will not take this Starship Pain slander
It's not a bad finisher it was just inconsistent as hell
@@zeospark9715 Fair enough
I was thinking the same.
ehhhh he connected like half the time tho.. it looks cool but the moonlight drive was soooo much better
As a finisher it's weak but it looks amazing
ultimate warrior's splash
Hogan's legdrop
@@TeemoQuintongo to hell brother
@@Tonyscasa Hogan legdrop hogan legdrop was WEAK AND LAME
@@Henry-i5h heard he has another finisher which is the axe bomber
Surley an argument for worst finisher would be the diving headbutt for the terrible damage it did to all the guys who used it regularly.
Plus it rarely ever looked particularly devastating to the one getting hit by it
@@12thLevelSithLord Thank you. Love some of the guys who have used it but it just doesn't make sense/look impactful.
Nooo
@@12thLevelSithLordnot true
@@archibaldchuzzlewit1848that’s not true simp
Say what you will about the WORM, it was still over as hell
And clearly there are other finishers left off because they were over!
Viscra, 500 lb pump was disgusting
Starship pain is too awesome to be on this list
It's a case of good move, bad finisher
Imagine knowing you had to job to Bastion Booger on a night. Mentally you'd never recover.
The Big Show's "Final Cut" was WAY worse then the WMD. It has absolutely no "oomph", even from a guy his size, and wost of all, now Sonya DeVille is using it and it looks even worse, as she's tiny. It's absolutely awful.
i feel like the WMD is more beliveable since a punch in the right place could knock someone out or knock them loopy. Final Cut looks ok but it feels like it there isnt enough oomph like you said. I think his back breaker toss he did in ECW for a bit was better
Where do you stand on Big Shows Alli-oop where he just chucked them over his head from a powerbomb position?
@@Venemofthe888 The Cobra Clutch one he did? Yeah, that move was pretty sick, especially when he could rag doll his opponent. I'm kinda surprised that he didn't really use it more when he came back from the ECW run.
@@AuraHero I remember him doing it to Flair into thumbtacks which was nuts
@@robcassey6043alley oops should always be one swift motion tbh
That criticism re: it being stupid for Show to wait until the end of the match if he’s got that instant knockout power can be said for something like Sweet Chin Music as well. And a lot of finishers for that matter. Show at least underwent some boxing training prior to the Mayweather fight where it seemed more believable for him to KO a person versus your average wrestler, plus he threw the punch well. It was a solid finish.
Number one and two don't deserve this. They are beautifully stupid and incredibly sports entertaining!
I don't think any WWE finishing move will ever be as bad as Joey Ryan defeating people by them grabbing onto his knob tbh
Nah. Bayley to belly clears. And roseplant. And any singular strike that isn't the Cobra.
And all of Khali's moves.
Joe Hendry's "Shite People's Elbow" is worth a watch from when he faced off against Scotty 2 Hotty. (Also has a Tom Campbell announcing cameo so fits more...)
People's elbow....how has this been overlooked?!
It got a side mention on the Worm entry at least.
Agreed. An absolute steaming pile of crap, that finisher.
Also peoples elbow was a signature move not a finishing move.
Bayley to Belly is WAAAAAY better than the Rose Plant
I liked it better when they called it the Hugplex
Take Bailey to belly off list replace with rear viewing!!!!!!
Tbf, most people for some reason didn't jump for it, making it look bad
But Sasha made it look great every time
@@ElCoyoteLaffs agreed, its not like he even forgot it, he mentioned it in the beginning which is so weird.
At least Bayley spikes people with the rose plant now. The bayley to belly is just a weak looking suplex.
THE COBRA DOES NOT BELONG ON THE LIST
Really don’t remember The Worm being used as a finisher. Maybe I just retconned that in my own personal head canon.
Alberto Del Rio’s Tree of Woe stomp needs be here along with the Rear View
Definitely some brutal ones left off the list (Ultimate Warrior, Byron Saxton, I'm looking at you) I feel like this could have been a Top 25 or 50
Nothing beats 'Trip to the Batcave' of Bastion Booger and Visagara of Viscera. 😅
Question: If Vince had paid you $500 000, would you rather have taken Booger's finish, the Visagara by Big Vis, or Rikishi's Stinkface with the unwashed loincloth in front of a live audience? 😂
I'll take the Stinkface... I'll gag after, yes, but the Stinkface isn't painful..
Can you imagine the stench coming from the Booger Man??? 🤢😮💨🤮
A mention to Braun Strowman's powerslam. Yeah it'll hurt coming from a big guy like him, but it's still just a simple powerslam. A guy his size should've used someone far more powerful like a Powerbomb
I liked his old moves surprisingly, I think him doing the last ride would have been good too 👍🏻
I was just thinking about the Lightning Fist last night! Somebody was talking about how much John Cena's likeability increased in his later years, as he sort of showed off how much of a goofball he was.
Good heavens! That thumbnail just made my stomach turn a little bit
Imo you're cracked out on this one. Starship Pain? That move is freaking awesome, and amongst my friend group would make the list of best finishers
my top 5 worst: People's Elbow, Cobra , Roseplant, Khali Chop&Jericho's spinning elbow
I agree about the People's Elbow, but it wasn't the Rock's *finisher*.
The Starship pain looked like it had no impact for a flashy moonsault, you are all marks
People go crazy for gymnastics these days. It's actually annoying.
Samoan spike is the worst. Not only does it not look like it hurts the opponent, it also looks like you would break your thumb 😢
Tito Santana's Flying Forearm was one of my favourite finishers back in the day. It wasn't the most devastating looking, but it really worked for him. However when he became El Matador and started punching his bent over opponents in the back of the head instead, I thought it was infinitely worse.
That forearm was a thing of beauty. Great finisher. Tito is so underrated. One of my fave's as a kid
Did the Worm ever actually finish a match?
🤔
Even before Terry became famous for being a douche, I always called the Atomic Leg Drop "Hogan's Big Stinky Leg Drop"
Where is Saxinator
It's still crazy how much The Cobra was protected lol
You missed the Berserker’s Throw Over the Top Rope.
That thumbnail is going to confuse random people who don't watch wrestling 💀
I thought the WMD was mainly used when he was fueding with Floyd Mayweather then just kept using it.
First move I thought of was the overdrive!
Some might say that #1 is just a Shite People's Elbow
In 2006, Big Show was using a cobra clutch backbreaker as his finisher; and it looked pretty sweet. He should have kept that as his finisher.
Trip to the batcave is the worst lol
Already in for ‘10 more worst finishers’ video
The Cobra is obviously a nerve strike from an ancient martial art.
Byron Saxton not being in the list is……just wrong.
People who weren't there can't imagine how INCREDIBLY Over The Worm was
Why is the People's Elbow not on this list? I would take Bayley's Bayley to Belly over the People's Elbow any day.
@@z216ghost the rock won so many matches with the peoples elbow. He literally won the WWE title with the peoples elbow.
@@z216ghost It's his secondary finisher much like how Orton has the RKO and Punt Kick
Bro, you're just horny. Cant blame you tho
That jtg sell was one of the best I’ve ever seen honestly
I recall Cena saying his Lightning fist was an homage to Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro on a talk show...
The Peoples Elbow should have been on this list, its dumb and a weaker version of the atomic leg drop when you think about it if were to happen to you lol.
I dunno man. With a leg drop you have cousining from Hogans thigh/leg muscles. Meanwhile there is no muscle on the elbow, it's skin over solid bone basically.
I'd say there's a good chance a legit elbow drop would hurt worse than a legit leg drop.
So I'll say Atomic Leg Drop is the weaker of the two.
Did Scotty 2 Hotty ever actually beat anyone with the Worm? I honestly can't remember winning any matches with it.
Most tag wins (that I recall) were landed by Sexay following the Worm with a Tennessee Jam (Hip Hop Drop). Scotty did have a sitout powerbomb as a finish, albeit in WWF No Mercy.
He beat people with the worm surprisely
He beat jobbers with it. He beat funaki and dean with it
bastion buggers finisher is crap
Welp time to unjoin Cultaholic. How dare u diss the W-O-R-M!
The starship pain looks amazing.
Big Show's WMD is not bad. It's a massive dude who trains in boxing hitting someone hard with his right fist. The recipient looks like they legitimately got knocked TF out. And your logic could also apply to anyone who use a strike as a finisher. Why doesn't Shawn Michaels just use Sweet Chin Music instead of going through a 15 minute match? Why doesn't Aleister Black just use the Black Mass? Why doesn't Sheamus just use the Brogue Kick? Why doesn't Daniel Bryan just use the running knee?
"Why doesn't Sheamus just use the Brogue Kick? " He did that once and the world all but imploded.
Nah the "rear view" deserves to be in the top 10
Nah, the Worm was over AF
Didn't mind Show using the WMD to be honest. Back in the day he used to finish matches with all sorts, WMD, Chokeslam, Vader Bomb, Spear, Colossal Clutch, Final Cut, Showstopper. Should do a top 10 of Big Show's finishing moves to be fair 🤣
I feel like his back breaker into a toss was probably a good finisher for him (cant remember its actual name)
I saw scotty at an indie show a couple years ago against colt cabana, the crowd were absolutely mental for him AND the worm.
Bastion Booger had nothing but redeeming qualities. He was great.
I have never agreed with one of your videos less
One day people will admit that the 619 is worthy of this kind of list.
Except it's not a finisher. It's a signature move. The 619 is the set up for his West Coast Pop finisher.
I remember him in a match against Kevin Nash. Nash was about to power bomb him and somehow Rey fought it off and Nash literally fell on his back and Rey pinned him. Basically, Nash got beaten by being clumsy and falling down.
#11 Vince's 3-Way Cleveland Steamer
Probably a minority opinion but for me LA Knight’s finisher is terrible cause it doesn’t fit him. If the person taking the finisher doesn’t make it look good it looks well not so good.
Yeah the BFT should be changed,
Maybe have him drive his opponent into his knee instead as a weird GTS type move
LA Knight's finisher is currently one of the worst . For a guy whose over like rover, I'd just love to see him win a match with a move that doesn't look pathetic
It's the same move as Bayley's current finisher
Nobody ever remembers Big Daddy V's weird Vulcan-hand chop. For as much as I genuinely like V, the move is pretty stupid.
Sad that Adam Pacitti didn't say "WMD, YOU LOVE IT"
Superman punch
A spear shouldn’t be a finisher either. Goldberg had the best spear in the history of wrestling and it was just a setup for the jackhammer.
Who’s ur fav wrestler
Brock lesnar will osprey kenny omega jushin thunder liger scott norton and john cena
Magnum TA and Shane Douglas won matches with the belly-to-belly long before Bayley.
Hogan's Axe Bomber (for the Japanese market) is equally as ludicrous as the leg drop.
HELL NAH STARSHIP PAIN WAS ONE HELL OF A AWESOME FINISHER
Did not expect the Bayley To Belly, when the Rose Plant is right there, and garbage.
Nah. The absolute WORST is the Samoan Spike. A swinging thumb to the neck area??? Like WTF 😂😂😂 TERRIBLE
@ChadNickelson the cobra would do more damage than the thumb. Just the thumb os likely to break it.
Yeah but Umaga made that move looked devasting as hell. For starters, he was strong as fuck, second, he had his thumb tapped up, and third, he often lifted his opponents in the air before he delivered it. However, Solo Sokoa's version of the spike sucks because he doesn't have the strength or size to deliver it as effectively as Umaga did
Coming from Umaga (a 360lb agile man) that crap is convincing 😂 much more convincing than a 5-knuckle shuffle or a peoples elbow 😂😂😂 even the figure-4 leg lock never convinced me 😂
Everyone whinning about Starship Pain being on the list 😂😂
It was impressive for sure. JM is an amazing athlete and the move itself looked cool... but as the video says, he barely hit it and made it look foolish.
Good list; I thought for sure the AA (or STFU) and Wasteland would make the cut.
Bob Backlund’s Atomic Drop - the Crossface Chickenwing was so much better
The Cobra was a good finisher, very entertaining and looks like it would hurt like the Samoan Spike. So was Star Ship Pain. Worst finisher should be ranking the most awkward looking and dangerous finishers.
I will not hear a bad word against The Corbra!
Bad word incoming. Santino was wasted as a terrible clown. Cheep finishing rip off of Iron/Mantble Claw, which were easy finisher used by wrestlers who needed something safe after years of pushing their bodies to the limit.
@@ElCoyoteLaffsname a better pure comedy wrestler
@@gregwatt881 There are no good pure comedy wrestlers. Santino was trash
@@jazzabighits4473 bet your fun at parties
@@gregwatt881 Because I think Santino Marella was a trash character who wasn't funny and made me cringe every time he was on the tv? Alright mate.
Kozlov’s battering ram was a Soviet treasure!!!
You can’t have The Cobra on here, but not the Samoan Spike.
I mean, at least with the Samoan Spike you can argue that if you jam a knuckle into someone's throat like that, they would go down.
Hard to keep fighting when suddenly breathing is requiring ALL of your attention.
Byron Saxton breathing a huge sigh of relief 😂
😂😂
You could make a case that the Rock Bottom is a pretty crappy finisher. It's just a side slam with no theatrics and doesn't look any more impactful than a powerbomb or suplex. Basically, it's someone falling on their back.
In this house we don't slander Bastion Booger
My boy Jawnny gonna be upset that the overdrive isnt #1
The Worm never actually finished a match though lol. Usually Grandmaster Sexay would drop a leg from the top rope as the finish.
The hip hop drop.
Sorry, you do not diss The Cobra, that was more devastating than the stunner, the Tombstone and it invented the outta nowhere era of finishing moves like the RKO. Seriously you should apologise to Santino, shame on you....
I like the Cobra and Worm.
THE COBRA IS PEAK AND GOATED YOU ABSOLUTE MARK
What in the world does Bastion Booger have to do with the Batcave?! 😭😭😭
I honestly like starship pain and the playmaker and the cobra a guilty pleasure one for me 😂
I will not have any Scotty-2-Hotty slander good sir
Jtg selling the cobra is one of the best sells in wrestling history point blank period
The worm is "just a shite people's elbow".
Should've called the Rear View the "Ass Blaster"!
Starship pain from John Morrison, Nitro, Impact, Muñdo, Star, Dynamite, TV,etc... pased down to Sól Rùca!!!! will always be my childhood fav
2:36 y'all know he was given this gimmick because he was bi and WWE wanted to shame him for that, right?
Which does not make it any better at all. Honestly should put it at the #1 spot.
Not his fault, but it's just bad.
How is the people's Elbow not on this list?
Didn't Johnny B Badd use a right hook punch as his finisher in WCW?
Bayley to Belly's finisher was perfect her NXT story arc of a lower tier member who slowly learned how to wrestle and powered through to become the champion over time and hard work (and the crowd cheering her on), where a move that opponent in story doesn't expect to be as strong as it is.
And I will note that Gunther/WALTER gets credit for being able to turn any "simple move" into something that can finish a match, including this one which has won with as well.
There are far worse finishers than this which never look like they could hurt and have nothing connected to the character at all.