@@adrenalineunlimited only th8ng other side of that could really say is chokeslam and hells gates/ last ride are signature moves even tho they are back up finishers
Sheamus: High Cross (used to be a finisher), Brogue Kick Gunther: EVERYTHING! lol (Powerbomb, Final Symphony, Lariat, Splash). The moves might not be fancy, but he makes them work just by how he executes them. :P
The RKO is a thing of beauty and the punt kick is just nasty. I love how both finishers are presented. When Randy sets up for the punt kick the commentators act like he’s about to murder his opponent.
I love how the commentators sell the hell out of Randy's punt kick. When Randy approaches an opponent lying face down in one corner of the ring, looks down at him with fury, looks around at the crowd, down at the opponent again, backs up into the opposite corner, whether slow or fast, braces & pumps himself up, runs and BAM! Punt Kick! "Damn it, Randy! Damn it! Damn it! Oh, you son of a bitch! I can't believe he just did that! For the love of God!" Man, I love Jim Ross' commentary!
He started using the Deep Six to protect the End of Days. Oddly enough, Baron Corbin pulled a Japanese wrestler play with the whole super finisher thing. Then they wasted it on Drew with nothing on the line. Love Drew but he was not the one to do it.
I liked both D-Lo Brown's Sky High & Lo Down finishers, too. Even though it's not a finisher, but may be a signature move instead, I always liked D-Lo's running sit-out powerbomb pin.
I feel Samoa Joe should have been on here or at least an honorary mention Both his muscle buster and Coquina(?) Clutch are very effective Especially his submission since he usually (more so in the past) would seamlessly chain through multiple submissions before finishing at the Clutch for the win
I can remember Taker vs Big Daddy V...the way Taker kept trying to lock in the triangle choke but his opponent was too big to lock it in...so in the end he introduces the Hell's Gate and make his opponent tap, pass out and bleed. To this way the most bad ass way I've ever seen a finisher get introduced.
It was awesome. Too bad it came too late as it was written out for Taker to never use or he'll be DQ. Wrestling going PG ment no blood. Of course it was later brought back but no blood.
@@kyleregan9879 Yeah, I know all that bud. :) I just remember the actual match where the story was around Taker struggling to lift BDV (so no tombstone) but also struggling to fit him in the triangle choke so by introducing that move Taker showed adaptability as well as a new layer of dangerousness.
And to be fair that Punt kick should be that protected. I don’t care how tough anybody is, if you kicked somebody full force in the head like that they’re most likely completely unconscious. Unless that person is Haku of course.
You'd break your foot on Haku's skull, so not the best idea. Because of course, he would grab you and make sure to send you home in three boxes. If you are lucky
Let's not forget about: John Cena - Attitude Adjustment, STF, Jeff Jarrett - Figure Four Leglock, The Stroke, Edge - Spear, Edgecator, Eddie Guerrero - Frog Splash, Lasso From El Passo, Rikishi - Banzai Drop, Rikishi driver,
John Laranitis did not inivate the Stunner, he did the "Cutter". Mikey Whipwreck is the creator of the Stunner, named the "Whippersnapper" and Michael Hayes who called it the 9-1-1(it's not clear which of the two actually did since both claim to).
Jimmy Garvin used on 2/20/1994 while Mikey started wrestling 2/2/1994 and he was a jobber for the longest time so I would say Hayes came up with it first.
Underrated: Rhino. Yeah, everyone does a spear, but his Gore is a class above most. And the piledrivers he would hit in ECW, off the apron, through tables…absolutely brutal.
I think Matt Hardy finished his matches, in WWE & TNA, with the Twist Of Fate A LOT MORE than Jeff Hardy ever had, despite both Jeff & Matt putting their own spin on the Twist Of Fate. Jeff delivers the Twist Of Fate with one hand a lot, while Matt uses both hands to deliver the Twist Of Fate. I don't like Jeff's Twist Of Fate version that is like a Stone Cold Stunner, which I think in TNA during Jeff's heel run was called the Twist Of Hate.
I love Finn Balor's 1916 finisher version that is similar to an Impaler DDT or a brainbuster instead of the version that is similar to a lifting reverse DDT. When I saw the 1916 delivered by Finn Balor on NXT TV in late 2019 on Johnny Gargano, that shit looked dangerously badass cool, though I felt bad for Johnny in that moment due to Finn's first night on NXT & he turned heel, giving birth to his character "The Prince." "When you come at The Prince, you better not miss."👉🏽👉🏽
Punk used the Pepsi Plunge, GTS, Anaconda Vise, and a Shiny Wizard. All pretty damn effective finishers that got MASSIVE pops. People loved the Pepsi Plunge
Honorable mentions: Big Show - Chokeslam & KO Punch Billy Gunn - Fame-asser & One and only Saturn - Death Valley Driver & Rings of Saturn Neville - Red Arrow & Rings of Saturn Bam Bam - Greetings from Asbury & Diving headbutt Benoit - Diving headbutt & Crippler crossface Brock - F5 & Kimura lock Tito Santana - Flying (burrito) forearm & figure 4
X Pac X Factor faceslam or moonsault . Brutus Beefcake High Knee or sleeperhold . Lex Luger Running Forearm or Rebel/Torture rack backbreaker . Hercules Full Nelson or Torture Rack backbreaker .
Even though I understand why Cena not being forced to tap out during his time as the face of WWE, John Cena has lost a match via submission in his career. Who made him tap out? Kurt Angle at No Mercy 2003.
@@itscandyman be that as it may, it still happened. Just because it happened while John Cena was getting over(popular) with WWE fans in November 2002 on Smackdown as the Doctor Of Thuganomics as a heel to his November 2003 face turn before Survivor Series until he was drafted to Raw in June 2005 during his first WWE World title reign, to reiterate, IT STILL HAPPENED. John Cena has tapped out during his WWE career. Just because the commentators don't mention that fact or may say that it's been a long time since it's happened doesn't mean it never happened.
Far better STF then Cena’s infamous “Over the Top Screaming” version whilst exposing the opponents entire face It’s like the move was created by the type of Hollywood stars or executives that decide face coverage characters is bad A la Stallone’s Judge Dredd or many superhero films where they hardly wear the iconic headgear
William Regal's finishers were called the Regal Cutter & his submission STF was called the Regal Stretch, which is what he used to win the 2008 King Of The Ring Tournament. That's a painful submission hold outside of the Crossface, Ankle Lock, Kimura Lock & Hell's Gate.
Angle has the best interchangeable finishers. When the straps went down you weren't sure which move he'd go for but either were a big deal. They were prefect for a wrestler like him. Heck Taker's best move is the tombstone and it did the most work but he's had like 4 finishers if you include hell's gate, last ride, and even the chokeslam.
Edge: Spear, Edgecution Brock Lesnar: F5, Kimura Lock John Cena: F-U/Attitude Adjustment, STFU/STF Seth Rollins: Curb Stomp, Pedigree, (not to mention his Tyler Black finishers) Drew McIntyre: Claymore Kick, Future Shock DDT Sheamus: Brogue Kick, Celtic Cross, White Noise Probably a lot more that I forgot
You should do two other lists on the topic. 1) 10 wrestlers who had success without an actual finishing move. 2) 10 wrestlers who only had a submission finishing move (such as Chris Benoit. Other than the Crippler Crossface, he didn't have any specific move that consistently won matches. The 3 German suplexes followed by the flying headbutt was definitely a signature sequence, but it never actually won him a match).
Another one I just thought of: Steve Austin who had three finishers. In WCW he used his Stungun finisher as Stunning Steve Austin. In WWE he used the Million Dollar Dream as the Ringmaster and finally the Stone Cold Stunner when he was Stone Cold. Also Triple H had three: he used a cutter before adopting the Pedigree and he also used his trusty sledgehammer to end matches.
You missed John Cena: the FU/Attitude Adjustment and the STFU (STF) submission hold. There is also Jeff Jarrett who used the Figure Four and then started using the Stroke as his finisher. (The Stroke is the same move as the Miz's Skull Crushing Finale.) Then there is Lex Luger with the torture rack and the forearm smash.
I would've loved to see Kurt Angle attempt & nail an Angle Slam on The Great Khali. That would've been just as or even more shockingly impressive! It was impressive seeing Kurt Angle deliver a German Suplex & an Angle Slam on Mark Henry in 2006, though what really shocked during Kurt Angle's 2006 feud with The Undertaker over the World Heavyweight Championship was seeing Undertaker lift up Mark Henry's big ass & nail a Tombstone Piledriver. My 15-year-old ass was shocked as hell!
Anaconda Vise is from Tenzan, Package Piledriver is from Aja Kong or pre-Frankenstein's monster gimmick PCO, Running Knee is obviously from KENTA, Styles Clash or Pancake Piledriver was from Brian Zane's trainer Col. DeBeers before DDP used that variation and young but wise A.J. made it his own, Tombstone Piledriver was used by Andre the Giant back when he was agile, Ankle or Achilles Lock was used by Frank Gotch and Antonio Inoki long BEFORE Ken Shamrock made the move popular, and Angle/Olympic Slam was used by someone BEFORE Angle lost his hair.
Let's not forget Paul Wight FKA The Big show had three finishers at one time. Chokeslam,Colossal clutch,And the WMD. Also a lot of people probably don't even remember that at one time The Miz actually had two finishers before skull crushing finale. Those other finishers were the mizard of Oz and reality check.
@@chrisbolick3191 that's right I totally forgot about those two. He also had the Cobra clutch backbreaker but to be honest with you that move absolutely fucking sucked so i don't count that move.
@@metzger5850 that was the final cut. And yes I agree he should have used that move especially because big show's leg is the size of a fucking refrigerator.
@3:20 The answer is NOT Riki Choshu. Blue Demon executed the move in his native Mexico years before Choshu even started wrestling professionally. There's a video on UA-cam in which he executed the move against another Mexican legend, Cavernario Galindo.
With the Rock. He also adopted the sharpshooter. It wasn't often broken out but it was his submission finisher. Much like how Triple H's was the Indian Leg Lock
I was going to comment that. I can't remember anyone getting pinned after the People's Elbow. That was more part of the sequence of moves leading to the Rock Bottom. I do remember people tapping out to his sharpshooter though.
Sheamus-Celtic cross, the cloverleaf, white noise, and brogue kick Edge-spear, impaler ddt, edgucution Bobby lashley-spear, dominator, hurt lock. Rhea Ripley-riptide and prism trap Claudio-neutralizer, pop up European uppercut, sharpshooter
Cena with the AA + STF, Roman with Spear + Guillotine choke, Kane with Chokeslam + Tombstone, Dolph with Zig-zag + Super kick, and last Big Show with Chokeslam + WMD 😄
I'm honestly surprised Brock Lesnar hasn't executed a submission hold that was truly terrifying since back in the Ruthless Aggression era: The Brock Lock. How painful would it be for your schoolmate to find you lying facedown, then proceed to hook the knook of your knee behind the back of their neck and basically Lugerplex your entire lower and midbody? Seriously, the Brock-lock put me in a wheelchair just watching it.
Underrated: Mark Henry. He had that bodyslam thing which looked extremely painful coming from a 400-pound black dude and the splash which also looked like it could break someones entire skeleton because of how large henry is. Are the moves basic? Yes. But henry himself made them look incredible.
I think every wrestler should have at least 3 "finishers" One Submision One that can be hit from out of nowhere One that requires a more complcated set up giving more room for drama and counters This last one should be the most protected while the other ones could be more like signatures but that also finish more run of the mill matches.
AA & STF not being up here is criminal lol Also i wish Roman would have kept using the guillotine, as well as Brock with the Kimura. Both are now only used as a false finish/hope spot for whatever babyface they’re up against.
Walter/Gunther should probably get at least an honorable mention for his tendency to just do random moves and make them into finishers. Dude pinned somebody with a chop and I totally bought it.
Honorable Mention: Gunther, he doesn't have a conventional finisher but finishes matches with 1. Powerbomb 2. Sleeper 3. Splash 4. Last symphony (which WWE did try to tout as a finisher i guess)
Honarable mentions Chris Benoit: Diving Headbutt and Corssface Brock Lesnar: F5 and Kimura lock (he also had that leg submission in his first run I can't remember the name of) Batista: Batista bomb and beast lock Bobby Lashley: Spear, Hurt lock and dominator Jeff Hardy: Swanton Bomb and Twist of fate Edge: Spear, educator and edgecution Eddie Guerrero: Frog splash, lasso from el passo Sheamus: Brogue kick and white noise
@@herecomesdatrain Bryan's knee is KENTA's busaiku knee kick. He used it as respect for their rivalry before WWE. KENTA actually used a version on the lebell lock in return.
When I was younger I always played SDVR 2006 on my PS2 and I hated Wrestlers with submission finisher because I didn't understand what I had to do and why it didn't work. After I played my first 2k game with the new button pressing system I became a pro
Speaking of protected moves like the Tombstone or the Punt Kick, have Cultaholic done a video of Most Protected Finishers in Wrestling? For example, I think I read somewhere that Scott Hall wouldn’t even signal for the Razor’s Edge if he wasn’t winning the match, and the only person to kick out of the End of Days is Drew McIntyre (shame it happened in a feud that didn’t really mean much).
Three thoughts: 1: Bubba Ray should have been on this list, not even counting the 3D. His Bubba cutter was basically just the 3D modified for singles but was just as brutal. And his Bubba bomb was very unique, and probably legitimately injured people 2. The idea was that the peoples elbow was a particularly brutal elbow drop for three reasons. Firstly it almost exclusively followed a rock bottom. Secondly he removed his elbow pad so it would be like pure bone into sternum. And finally, he like threw all his lower body weight forward so his upper body weight came down particularly hard. 3. the punt kick was one of the best finishers ever and it was so brutal to really sell just how evil randy Orton had become
For me 1)Randy Orton (RKO and Punt Kick) 2)John Cena (AA and STF) 3)Undertaker (Tombstone and Hells Gate) 4)CM Punk (GTS and Pepsi Plunge) 5)Kenny Omega (One Winged Angel and V-Trigger) 6)Samoa Joe (Muscle Buster and Coquina Clutch) 7)Bryan Danielson (LeBell Lock and Running Knee) 8)Brock Lesnar (F5 and Kimura Lock) 9)Austin Aries (Brainbuster and Last Chancery) 10)Kota Ibushi (Golden Star Power Bomb and Knee Strike)
Given that D-Bry started using the Running Knee as a finisher roughly around the same time as the Yes Movement was kicking off and HHH was calling him a "B+ player", I feel like they missed a bet by not calling the move the Knee Plus.
Yeah I’ve got to disagree on the rock bottom not being a good move. Being lifted in the air and slammed on your back without being able to see where you’re landing is pretty impactful. I’d also argue to put the lionsault on there for Jericho too, finished plenty of people off with that, he’s had a good few moves. But yeah rock bottom for the win
@@giuseppeloneliano1855 not true in the wcw and the early part of the wwe run, beat angle and triple h in that wwf title run for one night, if he was pinning someone rather than submitting more often than not he won with that
Another wrestler that has 2 great finishers (well, 3, to be exact, if you count her days in Stardom) is none other than IYO SKY. Of course we have her signature Orihara Moonsault, but then, during her early days as the Crimson Moon Psychopath, she started utilizing the Koji Clutch, which showcased her abilities as a technical submission specialist. However, neither of those finishers can compare to the Moonsault Double Stomp that she primarily used while she was in Stardom.
When it comes to Randy Orton’s punt kick I’ve learned the longer he prepares to punt the the head, the longer that person who gets kicked is out of action
Honestly it could be argued Taker had 4 finishing moves. The Tombstone Piledriver, the Last Ride, the Chokeslam, and the Hell's Gate.
@@adrenalineunlimited only th8ng other side of that could really say is chokeslam and hells gates/ last ride are signature moves even tho they are back up finishers
Don't forget the Dragon Sleeper that he used from 2002-2006.
@@rhedosaurus2251I forgot he used that
Adam patchete is such an asshole he always likes to talk shit about John cena and then make fun of his losses he is a crappy person.
@@rhedosaurus2251 "Takin' care of business".
Hogan has the legdrop, the "creative control", and the "that doesnt work for me brother'.
Lol😂
Can't forget the allmighty finger poke of doom.
Banter aside, he used the Axe Bomber (clothesline) as a finish on Japan.
@@NcWcN1that is a far superior finisher and I bet Hogan wouldn’t miss all the back surgeries he has due to that leg drop wrecking his back
😂😂
Sheamus: High Cross (used to be a finisher), Brogue Kick
Gunther: EVERYTHING! lol (Powerbomb, Final Symphony, Lariat, Splash). The moves might not be fancy, but he makes them work just by how he executes them. :P
Adam patchete sucks
Hell yeah but Gunther is top op he should be Mr mitb next year
@@Naruto0s44either money in the bank or Royal rumble he has to win one of those
Gunther - power bomb, splash, lariat, final symphony, the long stare, the throat clear, the angry sneer…etc, etc, etc
Sheamus: Celtic Cross, Irish Cloverleaf, & White Noise...
The RKO is a thing of beauty and the punt kick is just nasty. I love how both finishers are presented. When Randy sets up for the punt kick the commentators act like he’s about to murder his opponent.
I love how the commentators sell the hell out of Randy's punt kick. When Randy approaches an opponent lying face down in one corner of the ring, looks down at him with fury, looks around at the crowd, down at the opponent again, backs up into the opposite corner, whether slow or fast, braces & pumps himself up, runs and BAM! Punt Kick! "Damn it, Randy! Damn it! Damn it! Oh, you son of a bitch! I can't believe he just did that! For the love of God!" Man, I love Jim Ross' commentary!
Honorable mention to Baron Corbin. I don’t think he ever used the Deep Six as a finish but The End of Days + the Deep Six are both amazing moves
Deep six put Kurt down for 3 lol
@@thesprock5270thanks to vince mcmahon booking
If he could combine them into one if it’s even possible, that’d be interesting.
@@SPOO87that actually happened? I don’t mind. That’s a badass move.
He started using the Deep Six to protect the End of Days. Oddly enough, Baron Corbin pulled a Japanese wrestler play with the whole super finisher thing.
Then they wasted it on Drew with nothing on the line. Love Drew but he was not the one to do it.
I always liked D-Lo Brown's finishers the Sky High and the Lo Down
They looked good every time he did them.
Only the real recognize!!!!
I liked both D-Lo Brown's Sky High & Lo Down finishers, too. Even though it's not a finisher, but may be a signature move instead, I always liked D-Lo's running sit-out powerbomb pin.
I feel Samoa Joe should have been on here or at least an honorary mention
Both his muscle buster and Coquina(?) Clutch are very effective
Especially his submission since he usually (more so in the past) would seamlessly chain through multiple submissions before finishing at the Clutch for the win
Better than including the O-Zone
I can remember Taker vs Big Daddy V...the way Taker kept trying to lock in the triangle choke but his opponent was too big to lock it in...so in the end he introduces the Hell's Gate and make his opponent tap, pass out and bleed. To this way the most bad ass way I've ever seen a finisher get introduced.
That made taker even more dangerous
It was awesome. Too bad it came too late as it was written out for Taker to never use or he'll be DQ. Wrestling going PG ment no blood.
Of course it was later brought back but no blood.
You do know Hells gate is a gogoplata. How he does it on BDV is exactly how it's supposed to be
@@jeffharold1960 Yeah, the no blood thing definitely killed the chances of it not becoming a novelty unfortunately :/
@@kyleregan9879 Yeah, I know all that bud. :) I just remember the actual match where the story was around Taker struggling to lift BDV (so no tombstone) but also struggling to fit him in the triangle choke so by introducing that move Taker showed adaptability as well as a new layer of dangerousness.
Angle had the perfect 1-2 punch. The best pinning and submission combo in wrestling history.
And to be fair that Punt kick should be that protected. I don’t care how tough anybody is, if you kicked somebody full force in the head like that they’re most likely completely unconscious. Unless that person is Haku of course.
It always looked weak to me. I’m very aware that just cause it looks weak doesn’t mean it actually isn’t but it never looked devastating to me
You'd break your foot on Haku's skull, so not the best idea. Because of course, he would grab you and make sure to send you home in three boxes. If you are lucky
For similar reasons the curb stomp should be protected as well
Or Steve Mufuggin Blackman.
Hitting the punt on Haku would result in whoever punted him to be unconscious or dead
Technically. Lauranitis invented the cutter (RKO/Diamond Cutter) not the stunner (As early as recognized, Mikey Whipwreck)
Let's not forget about:
John Cena - Attitude Adjustment, STF,
Jeff Jarrett - Figure Four Leglock, The Stroke,
Edge - Spear, Edgecator,
Eddie Guerrero - Frog Splash, Lasso From El Passo,
Rikishi - Banzai Drop, Rikishi driver,
John Laranitis did not inivate the Stunner, he did the "Cutter".
Mikey Whipwreck is the creator of the Stunner, named the "Whippersnapper" and Michael Hayes who called it the 9-1-1(it's not clear which of the two actually did since both claim to).
My great great great great x100 grandpa invented it. He was doing it in the cavemen days.
Jimmy Garvin used on 2/20/1994 while Mikey started wrestling 2/2/1994 and he was a jobber for the longest time so I would say Hayes came up with it first.
@@OnMyLunchBreak07 Your GGGGgrandpa STOLE it from my GGGGGGgrandpa!!! the audacity to make claims like this!
Underrated: Rhino. Yeah, everyone does a spear, but his Gore is a class above most. And the piledrivers he would hit in ECW, off the apron, through tables…absolutely brutal.
Respect.
Hardy with the Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb is a huge miss imo
When’s the last time Jeff finished a match with the Twist of Fate?
@@rmoore2nd619whens the last time he's finished a match
@@rmoore2nd619When he was a heel in TNA he didn't do swanton iirc. Not sure if he's finished a match in WWE with the twist. Probably has.
I think Matt Hardy finished his matches, in WWE & TNA, with the Twist Of Fate A LOT MORE than Jeff Hardy ever had, despite both Jeff & Matt putting their own spin on the Twist Of Fate. Jeff delivers the Twist Of Fate with one hand a lot, while Matt uses both hands to deliver the Twist Of Fate. I don't like Jeff's Twist Of Fate version that is like a Stone Cold Stunner, which I think in TNA during Jeff's heel run was called the Twist Of Hate.
the Rock Bottom finisher was the RKO of its day. Rock could seamlessly hit it out of nowhere
It can be argued that the Triple Powerbomb (later downsized to Double) was also a Jericho finish.
And his lionsault
Jericho had so many finishers it's crazy
And his Breakdown which Miz stole for his Skull Crushing Finale. Jericho beat Rock with it to win the WCW title during the Invasion
@@shn3340jericho was always great at refreshing his gimmicks and reinventing himself
Finn Balor Coup De Grace and 1916 tend to get overlooked
THAT 1916😤🔥
Wish he used 1916
I love Finn Balor's 1916 finisher version that is similar to an Impaler DDT or a brainbuster instead of the version that is similar to a lifting reverse DDT. When I saw the 1916 delivered by Finn Balor on NXT TV in late 2019 on Johnny Gargano, that shit looked dangerously badass cool, though I felt bad for Johnny in that moment due to Finn's first night on NXT & he turned heel, giving birth to his character "The Prince." "When you come at The Prince, you better not miss."👉🏽👉🏽
I’m pretty sure the people’s elbow was created in an attempt to get Undertaker to break character. But it was so iconic that it stuck
Punk used the Pepsi Plunge, GTS, Anaconda Vise, and a Shiny Wizard. All pretty damn effective finishers that got MASSIVE pops. People loved the Pepsi Plunge
I really appreciate how Undertaker has so many finishers and they all rock.
Honorable mentions:
Big Show - Chokeslam & KO Punch
Billy Gunn - Fame-asser & One and only
Saturn - Death Valley Driver & Rings of Saturn
Neville - Red Arrow & Rings of Saturn
Bam Bam - Greetings from Asbury & Diving headbutt
Benoit - Diving headbutt & Crippler crossface
Brock - F5 & Kimura lock
Tito Santana - Flying (burrito) forearm & figure 4
Gunther - Literally every move he uses😂
X Pac X Factor faceslam or moonsault .
Brutus Beefcake High Knee or sleeperhold .
Lex Luger Running Forearm or Rebel/Torture rack backbreaker .
Hercules Full Nelson or Torture Rack backbreaker .
Also remembered Konnan having the tequila sunrise and the cradle DDT
@@TiVo67
Oh so true.
How could I forget that.
Goldberg. Spear and Jackhammer. He doesn’t use the jackhammer as much anymore but both could definitely finish a match.
Great combo
Figured Brock would make the list. The F5 and Kimura are both pretty legit, even though he only used the Kimura few times for the actual win.
well, what about the Brock Lock? he got Hogan to tap to that thing. 2002 Hogan, yes, but still.
@@jimmy3people0 that too, hadn’t thought of that in a while.
I'd also say Edge with the Edgecator and Spear imo
What about the Edgecution?
Edge has a lot of moves too. Impaler is good too
finally, some Edgecator love! super underappreciated submission
It was Michael PS Hayes, not Johnny Ace. Ace used the RKO, FKA the Ace Crusher.
I believe the running knee was invented because they didn't want to let "Super Cena" tap out on live TV 🙂
Even though I understand why Cena not being forced to tap out during his time as the face of WWE, John Cena has lost a match via submission in his career. Who made him tap out? Kurt Angle at No Mercy 2003.
@@jodawa2504 that was before he became "Super Cena" my good friend, he was still an upstart in 2003... Not the Final Boss of WWE
@@itscandyman be that as it may, it still happened. Just because it happened while John Cena was getting over(popular) with WWE fans in November 2002 on Smackdown as the Doctor Of Thuganomics as a heel to his November 2003 face turn before Survivor Series until he was drafted to Raw in June 2005 during his first WWE World title reign, to reiterate, IT STILL HAPPENED. John Cena has tapped out during his WWE career. Just because the commentators don't mention that fact or may say that it's been a long time since it's happened doesn't mean it never happened.
Regal’s finishers were underrated yes the cutter wasn’t great but he had the Regal-plex & the STF that both looked great
Far better STF then Cena’s infamous “Over the Top Screaming” version whilst exposing the opponents entire face
It’s like the move was created by the type of Hollywood stars or executives that decide face coverage characters is bad
A la Stallone’s Judge Dredd or many superhero films where they hardly wear the iconic headgear
William Regal's finishers were called the Regal Cutter & his submission STF was called the Regal Stretch, which is what he used to win the 2008 King Of The Ring Tournament. That's a painful submission hold outside of the Crossface, Ankle Lock, Kimura Lock & Hell's Gate.
@@jodawa2504 yea I was thinking earlier in his career when I said Regal-Plex my bad
@@pyrowater0186 it's fine, man.
Jericho also had Lionsault both in WCW and WWE for a period of time.
And you could count the cocky foot pin as a 3rd. 😂
Angle has the best interchangeable finishers. When the straps went down you weren't sure which move he'd go for but either were a big deal. They were prefect for a wrestler like him.
Heck Taker's best move is the tombstone and it did the most work but he's had like 4 finishers if you include hell's gate, last ride, and even the chokeslam.
Edge: Spear, Edgecution
Brock Lesnar: F5, Kimura Lock
John Cena: F-U/Attitude Adjustment, STFU/STF
Seth Rollins: Curb Stomp, Pedigree, (not to mention his Tyler Black finishers)
Drew McIntyre: Claymore Kick, Future Shock DDT
Sheamus: Brogue Kick, Celtic Cross, White Noise
Probably a lot more that I forgot
I feel like the last ride was definitely used more as a finisher than hells gate. But the chokeslam could have the same argument.
You should do two other lists on the topic.
1) 10 wrestlers who had success without an actual finishing move.
2) 10 wrestlers who only had a submission finishing move (such as Chris Benoit. Other than the Crippler Crossface, he didn't have any specific move that consistently won matches. The 3 German suplexes followed by the flying headbutt was definitely a signature sequence, but it never actually won him a match).
Benoit also used the sharpshooter quite often, so I guess that could also be considered a finisher for him.
Gunther does not have a finisher for #1
@@viralityac
Who is Beniot?
Never heard of him.
Nope this name isn't cannon.
Totally forgot about Scott Steiner with the screwdriver and recliner
Steiner Screwdriver. The most badass and truly dangerous finisher of them all.
Another one I just thought of: Steve Austin who had three finishers. In WCW he used his Stungun finisher as Stunning Steve Austin. In WWE he used the Million Dollar Dream as the Ringmaster and finally the Stone Cold Stunner when he was Stone Cold. Also Triple H had three: he used a cutter before adopting the Pedigree and he also used his trusty sledgehammer to end matches.
When the Walls of Jericho was first introduced it was just a Liontamer, it was only later in his career that Jericho changed it to a plain Boston Crab
I thought Mikey Whipwreck invented the Stunner 🤔
The video starts here guys you’re welcome❤ 2:13
You missed John Cena: the FU/Attitude Adjustment and the STFU (STF) submission hold. There is also Jeff Jarrett who used the Figure Four and then started using the Stroke as his finisher. (The Stroke is the same move as the Miz's Skull Crushing Finale.) Then there is Lex Luger with the torture rack and the forearm smash.
Stroke ain'tthe SCF. Stroke is a reverse russian legsweep. The Skull Crushing Finale is a Full Nelson Facebuster.
So then, which was Mortis' Flatliner?
Don't forget his Five knockle shuffle Diving leg drop Shoulder tackle and Running bulldog etc.
Kurt Angle hitting his Angle Slam on Big Show was impressive and always will be.
I would've loved to see Kurt Angle attempt & nail an Angle Slam on The Great Khali. That would've been just as or even more shockingly impressive! It was impressive seeing Kurt Angle deliver a German Suplex & an Angle Slam on Mark Henry in 2006, though what really shocked during Kurt Angle's 2006 feud with The Undertaker over the World Heavyweight Championship was seeing Undertaker lift up Mark Henry's big ass & nail a Tombstone Piledriver. My 15-year-old ass was shocked as hell!
Punk had three, before the GTS, before anaconda vice, there was the Pepsi Plunge which will always be his best finisher.
Scott Steiner in his heyday had both the Frankensteiner and the Steiner Screwdriver.
Steen ALSO used his version of the F5, he called the F-Cinq.
What about the Big Show? Chokeslam, Cobra Clutch Backbreaker, Weapon of Mass Destruction. Also, the Powerbomb and Final Cut can be included.
Anaconda Vise is from Tenzan, Package Piledriver is from Aja Kong or pre-Frankenstein's monster gimmick PCO, Running Knee is obviously from KENTA, Styles Clash or Pancake Piledriver was from Brian Zane's trainer Col. DeBeers before DDP used that variation and young but wise A.J. made it his own, Tombstone Piledriver was used by Andre the Giant back when he was agile, Ankle or Achilles Lock was used by Frank Gotch and Antonio Inoki long BEFORE Ken Shamrock made the move popular, and Angle/Olympic Slam was used by someone BEFORE Angle lost his hair.
3:23 This is the Sasori used by the non-masked Ricky Fighters member from the NES game Tag Team Wrestling
How you’ve not picked the chokeslam for the undertaker is mental. No one thinks of the hells gate when they think of him.
Let's not forget Paul Wight FKA The Big show had three finishers at one time. Chokeslam,Colossal clutch,And the WMD. Also a lot of people probably don't even remember that at one time The Miz actually had two finishers before skull crushing finale. Those other finishers were the mizard of Oz and reality check.
Was thinking about that earlier
Don’t forget about the show stopper and Final Cut
@@chrisbolick3191 that's right I totally forgot about those two. He also had the Cobra clutch backbreaker but to be honest with you that move absolutely fucking sucked so i don't count that move.
Which one was the leg drop over someone's chest? Show should have used that more.
@@metzger5850 that was the final cut. And yes I agree he should have used that move especially because big show's leg is the size of a fucking refrigerator.
Jeff Hardy?
Twist of fate and Swanton bomb!
U meant it’s say beer and sambuca for Jeff
@@jacknelson927while that is hilarious don’t do my mans Jeff like that
He never used the twist of fate as a finisher that was matt
@@stillwaiting6037 he did just not as often as matt did
@3:20 The answer is NOT Riki Choshu. Blue Demon executed the move in his native Mexico years before Choshu even started wrestling professionally. There's a video on UA-cam in which he executed the move against another Mexican legend, Cavernario Galindo.
From reading the comments it’s clear this list needs a part two lol
I always thought the Ankle Lock should be called the Angle Lock
Taker occasionally used last ride even in his dead man phase and he finished many matches with the choke slam
What about Ospreay with the hidden blade and storm breaker?
I always thought that the Walls of Jericho was the higher variation of that submission.
With the Rock. He also adopted the sharpshooter. It wasn't often broken out but it was his submission finisher. Much like how Triple H's was the Indian Leg Lock
I was going to comment that. I can't remember anyone getting pinned after the People's Elbow. That was more part of the sequence of moves leading to the Rock Bottom. I do remember people tapping out to his sharpshooter though.
Everybody got pinned after the people elbow. It was the most ridiculous shit that's ever happened. Even a tad worse than Hogan's leg drop.
Correction: Steve Austin stole the Stunner from Mickey Whipwreck during his stint in ECW in 1995
Benoit diving headbutt and the crossface! Amazing combo
Sheamus-Celtic cross, the cloverleaf, white noise, and brogue kick
Edge-spear, impaler ddt, edgucution
Bobby lashley-spear, dominator, hurt lock.
Rhea Ripley-riptide and prism trap
Claudio-neutralizer, pop up European uppercut, sharpshooter
Liontamer and walls of Jericho were not different originally. They just made him change the angle.
Fun Fact the Cobra is more protected then the Punt Kick
Daniel Bryan's knee was known as the "The that's the move that beat John Cena"
I appreciate you acknowledging that the walls of Jericho and the lion tamer are two different moves.
Sting did the Scorpion Deathlock before Bret, but Bret did it so much better.
Cena with the AA + STF, Roman with Spear + Guillotine choke, Kane with Chokeslam + Tombstone, Dolph with Zig-zag + Super kick, and last Big Show with Chokeslam + WMD 😄
I'm honestly surprised Brock Lesnar hasn't executed a submission hold that was truly terrifying since back in the Ruthless Aggression era: The Brock Lock.
How painful would it be for your schoolmate to find you lying facedown, then proceed to hook the knook of your knee behind the back of their neck and basically Lugerplex your entire lower and midbody?
Seriously, the Brock-lock put me in a wheelchair just watching it.
Kane needs to be on the list
Chokeslam
Tombstone
Powerbomb
Underrated: Mark Henry.
He had that bodyslam thing which looked extremely painful coming from a 400-pound black dude
and the splash which also looked like it could break someones entire skeleton because of how large henry is.
Are the moves basic? Yes. But henry himself made them look incredible.
What about RVD with the Van Daminator and the 5* Frog Splash?
I love that the Liontamer picture is him doing it to Malenko.
Kane should be here:
Chokeslam and Tombstone piledriver.
Jericho also used the lionsault and enzugiri as finishers
I think every wrestler should have at least 3 "finishers"
One Submision
One that can be hit from out of nowhere
One that requires a more complcated set up giving more room for drama and counters
This last one should be the most protected while the other ones could be more like signatures but that also finish more run of the mill matches.
I think wrestlers should be able win on skill of random moves, not predictable finishes.
The taker also had a choke slam as a finisher too
AA & STF not being up here is criminal lol
Also i wish Roman would have kept using the guillotine, as well as Brock with the Kimura. Both are now only used as a false finish/hope spot for whatever babyface they’re up against.
Walter/Gunther should probably get at least an honorable mention for his tendency to just do random moves and make them into finishers. Dude pinned somebody with a chop and I totally bought it.
Ik what you mean but nah his power bomb is the only finisher he uses nowadays
@@giuseppeloneliano1855Lariat? Splash? Final Symphony?
Honorable mentions:
Drew McIntyre, Rhea Ripley, Tommaso Ciampa, Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Bobby Lashley, Zelina Vega, Carmella, Asuka, Lita, Damian Priest
I liked Brock Lesnar using the F5 but also having the Kamora Lock when he first came back in 2013
*Kimura
Thanks Cultaholic Wrestling
Undertaker had 3 finishers, Tombstone Last Ride and Hells gate. Technically 4 since he finished Hogan and Goldberg with a Chokeslam 🤷♂️
And for a brief period he used the TCB-taking care of business, a dragon sleeper.
Honorable Mention: Gunther, he doesn't have a conventional finisher but finishes matches with
1. Powerbomb
2. Sleeper
3. Splash
4. Last symphony (which WWE did try to tout as a finisher i guess)
Honarable mentions
Chris Benoit: Diving Headbutt and Corssface
Brock Lesnar: F5 and Kimura lock (he also had that leg submission in his first run I can't remember the name of)
Batista: Batista bomb and beast lock
Bobby Lashley: Spear, Hurt lock and dominator
Jeff Hardy: Swanton Bomb and Twist of fate
Edge: Spear, educator and edgecution
Eddie Guerrero: Frog splash, lasso from el passo
Sheamus: Brogue kick and white noise
Brock's Leg submission was... the Brock Lock
Ironically 2 of KENTA’s finishers are in this list even tho he isn’t.
GTS and what's the other move
@@herecomesdatrainthe Bu-psych-ku knee (sorry Idk how to spell and I’m lazy) is the finisher Bryan uses that Kenta came up with.
@@herecomesdatrain Bryan's knee is KENTA's busaiku knee kick. He used it as respect for their rivalry before WWE. KENTA actually used a version on the lebell lock in return.
I always felt every wrestler should have a submission and pinning finishers.
When I was younger I always played SDVR 2006 on my PS2 and I hated Wrestlers with submission finisher because I didn't understand what I had to do and why it didn't work. After I played my first 2k game with the new button pressing system I became a pro
It's what I would do in the SDvRaw games for my character lol
A finisher and submission hold .
Speaking of protected moves like the Tombstone or the Punt Kick, have Cultaholic done a video of Most Protected Finishers in Wrestling? For example, I think I read somewhere that Scott Hall wouldn’t even signal for the Razor’s Edge if he wasn’t winning the match, and the only person to kick out of the End of Days is Drew McIntyre (shame it happened in a feud that didn’t really mean much).
The Tombstone pill driver is one of the all time great finishers
The Walls of Jericho used to be a elevated boston crab
Three thoughts:
1: Bubba Ray should have been on this list, not even counting the 3D. His Bubba cutter was basically just the 3D modified for singles but was just as brutal. And his Bubba bomb was very unique, and probably legitimately injured people
2. The idea was that the peoples elbow was a particularly brutal elbow drop for three reasons. Firstly it almost exclusively followed a rock bottom. Secondly he removed his elbow pad so it would be like pure bone into sternum. And finally, he like threw all his lower body weight forward so his upper body weight came down particularly hard.
3. the punt kick was one of the best finishers ever and it was so brutal to really sell just how evil randy Orton had become
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who thought that the Walls of Jericho looked totally weak.
Keith Lee, Spirit Bomb and Ground Zero
What about Perry Saturn? He had the dvd and rings of Saturn. Both those moves were dope
I said the same 👏
Grest wrestler!
For me
1)Randy Orton (RKO and Punt Kick)
2)John Cena (AA and STF)
3)Undertaker (Tombstone and Hells Gate)
4)CM Punk (GTS and Pepsi Plunge)
5)Kenny Omega (One Winged Angel and V-Trigger)
6)Samoa Joe (Muscle Buster and Coquina Clutch)
7)Bryan Danielson (LeBell Lock and Running Knee)
8)Brock Lesnar (F5 and Kimura Lock)
9)Austin Aries (Brainbuster and Last Chancery)
10)Kota Ibushi (Golden Star Power Bomb and Knee Strike)
John is overrated both his finishers were dogshit
Given that D-Bry started using the Running Knee as a finisher roughly around the same time as the Yes Movement was kicking off and HHH was calling him a "B+ player", I feel like they missed a bet by not calling the move the Knee Plus.
Yeah I’ve got to disagree on the rock bottom not being a good move. Being lifted in the air and slammed on your back without being able to see where you’re landing is pretty impactful. I’d also argue to put the lionsault on there for Jericho too, finished plenty of people off with that, he’s had a good few moves. But yeah rock bottom for the win
Lionsault is a signature move but he never pinned anybody with that move in a big match
@@giuseppeloneliano1855 not true in the wcw and the early part of the wwe run, beat angle and triple h in that wwf title run for one night, if he was pinning someone rather than submitting more often than not he won with that
@@sleepisbutadream He pinned Regal with it at Mania X-Seven too.
@@ajk and Benoit the year previously in the triple threat 🤓
@@sleepisbutadream That doesn't count, he doesn't exist in Canon lol. :p
5:54 and the "I don't know, can you repeat the question?-Lock"
Thanks 🙏
Another wrestler that has 2 great finishers (well, 3, to be exact, if you count her days in Stardom) is none other than IYO SKY. Of course we have her signature Orihara Moonsault, but then, during her early days as the Crimson Moon Psychopath, she started utilizing the Koji Clutch, which showcased her abilities as a technical submission specialist.
However, neither of those finishers can compare to the Moonsault Double Stomp that she primarily used while she was in Stardom.
The Hell's Gate is my favorite submission because I've taken it in a real fight and know how legit it really is.
"What else can be said about the RKO?" *enter Diamond Dallas Paige* 🤷♂️
When it comes to Randy Orton’s punt kick I’ve learned the longer he prepares to punt the the head, the longer that person who gets kicked is out of action