While I agree that the Shooting Star Press and Moonsault did revolutionize wrestling in the early 90s, we cannot understate Jake the Snake inventing the DDT. That move changed wrestling forever.
Agreed! People would be chanting for the DDT like they would later chant for tables in the attitude era. I'd also add Arn Anderson's spinebuster for early 90s finishers. He did it best.
His jackhammer looked pretty fucking awesome. He always looked like it was no challenge for him to walk around with the other guy feet to the sky. Super casual.
@@brightonbarinwizug8396 The Dudley Death Drop is one of the most iconic double team moves of all time. For it to not be on this list is criminal. So no. I'm not wrong.
@@dil09ful I personally think that's why it was so special. Because you use your usual moves and nothing works, and you gotta pull that one move which will definitely end the match. It's like a mythological weapon of sorts. The way the announcer guy has a stroke when he hits it 😄 classic
I thought that deserved the nod in 2003 over the 619. I know it wasn’t utilized very often, but that was the first year of Kobashi’s two year run with the GHC and it basically looked like legalized murder.
If you go with Burning Hammer which was only used 7 times and that includes thebwrist clutch versions... then the Kawada Driver/Ganso Bomb needs to be on this list as well somewhere. AJPW guys were trying to break each others necks
The fact that the Swanton Bomb wasn’t on this list instead of the Rock Bottom is a mistake. I remember clearly that time all anyone wanted to see or talk about was the Swanton bomb
Honorable mentions should go to Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb, and the 3-D by the Dudley Boyz. Both great moves, both beloved by the audience of the time. And on a personal level, Kurt Angle's Ankle Lock always made me think of Ken Shamrock and his Ankle Lock, and then I became sad that Ken didn't become a bigger star than he was...
Wheres the undertakers tombstone, the dudley boys 3D, Bret Harts sharpshooter, aj styles styles clash(tna) ,razor ramon razors edge ,macho man elbow drop n finn balor coup de grace
@@VillaFanFTW i would take out the frankensteiner, code breaker cuz u already got ftr finisher, that brainbuster n plenty more but i cant remember all of the moves
Missing from this list: RVD's 5 Star Frog Splash, Shinsuke's Boma Ye (kinda started the whole "knee the guy in the head as stiffly as possible" thing), Dudley Boys 3D, Undertaker's Tombstone, Jericho's Liontamer (twisting the guy and putting his knee on his head made the regular old Boston Crab look 1000% more painful).
No clothesline from hell..I know stan was on there. But that clothesline from hell was BRUTAL.especially using the rope run.. love it Ricochet double moonsault was 🔥 too
Not really, he would normally lift the opponent for the slapjack then drop them, while the pedigree is normally just a straight drop. But Skinner did use it a couple as a finisher before he was told to stop so he used the gator breaker (reverse ddt) instead. he was pretty much a jobber to the stars so when Vince seen that move he stole it and stopped him from using it in the WWF.
Bayley-To-Belly is terrible. Ken Shamrock delivering a Belly-To-Belly looks like a legit finish. Bayley-To-Belly looks like Bayley hugs her opponent to death.
@@bdenneysr85 Two of those three are subjective I think. There was times in WCW Goldberg threw himself into opponents like a lawn dart. Those instances solidified the Spear. Guy even knocked himself silly a few times by putting his head too low. And same for Raven. Some Evenflow DDTs he delivered made him look like Jake The Snake. Just fast, head planting moves. Jake also had a BEAUTIFUL short arm clothesline. The Scorpion Death Drop I’ll give you though. Moves like Christian’s original Unprettier made the Scorpion Death Drop look weak. Even the Evenflow had more impact. Plus we must never forget Goldust’s Curtain Call put the Scorpion Death Drop to shame.
@@BrookeWilson67 yea but he said "Ciampa's" if some one asked what Finn Balor's finisher was you wouldn't say "a diving double foot stomp" you'd say The Coup De Grace.
The Eclipse, Pop-Up Powerbomb, Spiral Tap, Claymore, and 3D all deserve a mention. The Boston Knee Party is also pretty high on my list. One of my favorites now though is the Nightmare Pendulum.
Shame there is not enough love for Scott Hall’s -Razors Edge I mean to my knowledge at least, no one ever kicked out of that and it always looked so crisp and believable.
Yeah I think Simon doesn't like Mcintyre by the way he didn't even but him at best wrestler of 2020. He put Kenny Omega and lets be honest Kenny has sucked in America
I do have an interesting question that I hope someone might be able to answer. As far as I know it's not one of his dedicated Finishers or signatures. But Darby Allin does a cutter starting from the back flipping over his opponent and I really want to know the name of that move.
Maybe Simon could do the top 20 Kick Finishers, so we could have Shawn Michael's Sweet Chin Music, Booker T's Scissors Kick, Prince Albert's Bicycle Kick, Test's Big Boot, Gail Kim's Eat Defeat, and Drew McIntyre's Claymore. I'm sure there has got to be at least 20 of those kind of finishers; these are just the ones on the top of my head. I think it is a great idea!
Yeah the claymore is beautiful. Buckshot setup is also a thing of beauty he just doesn't have to count it down. Clings to the ropes and you know it's coming. Buckshot is flashier. Equal love for both moves
Anyone else think Simon was about to say Ricochet is a superhero before thinking to himself "Shib WWE Terminology F that" and settled for piece of art?
I still listen to people who tell that Jake invented DDT and it was massive revolution in pro wrestling and then we fast fast forward in 2015s evenryone has their pan DDT and superkick. Kudos to Jon Moxely/ Dean Ambrose because not only he has protected aura of that move but bascially reinvented the same move for like 4 times during ekach different run, btw that book driver in shield days is still badass but it tooks setup and time so he moved to fast pacy kick to the and outta know here thing but he has then reinvented it. And when he debuted in NJPW he introduced a new version Death Rider (badass name than paradigm shift) and boy it is like I really want to kill you by dropping you on head but I can't. And that is how you make a finisher believable, not in AEW watch him dropping Suzuki or Juice on head and you will think he has murdered someone in ring kudos for them selling it well, too.
Imagine if there would be a version of cross Rhodes in which, before the spin, there would be a lift. So, it would be like a reverse 1916 lift followed by the cross Rhodes. It would look a lot more dangerous and cool.
I strongly agree with the list. My personal ranking (starting 98) is: 98: Stunner 99: ChokeSlam 00: Rock Bottom 01: Pedigree 02: The Last Ride or F5 03: Ankle Lock 04: Canadian Destroyer or Crossface 05: Sweet Chin Music 06: GTS or 619 07: Tombstone Piledriver 08: Codebreaker or Hell's Gates 09: Styles Clash or RKO 10: AA (I know, controversial) 11: High Fly Flow or GTS 12: Rain Maker 13: Running Knee Strike 14: Red Arrow or The Yes Lock 15: Curb Stomp 16: One Winged Angel 17: Destino 18: Blade-runner or Kami-goye 19: Paradigm Shift 20: Claymore
Both phenomenal, especially Widow's peak. It's a Gory Special neck breaker, but god DAMN if I didn't fear death was gonna result from it, especially when AJ Lee sold it. Someone needs to adopt that move yesterday.
Pentagon Jr's/use your favorite suffix small package piledriver/fear factor and the early variation pentagon driver are crazy everytime I've seen it since 2018. It looks totally killer especially on the chairs and he can get to it in a number of ways.
I clicked on this video very cautiously. Some whatculture opinion pieces and lists these days are really off. Then I saw Simon, I felt relieved. Simon is awesome!
I’m so glad you gave Petey Williams credit with “THE CANADIAN DESTROYER” and your right when I first saw it I had to rewind the video over and over again to see how it was done!!
Lol when I was a kid I could do a shooting star press like flip at the pool and I was like the only 1 who could do it and now I go to the pool with my son and every little kid can do them and double back flips and shit😂
I use to do shooting stars from a standing position on a trampoline but now that I'm older I've forgotten the way it workings 🤣🤣🤣 i guess being a kid gives you that extra motivation of fearlessness to pull off any wrestling move you want.
It depends on what he means by “best finisher of the year” like if you go by the story being told then Judas effect was the best in 2019 and the P shift was the best in 2020 but if he meant more of what move Simon personally thought was best then the buckshot is perfectly acceptable choice.
Mustle Buster, Widow's Peak, Vertebreaker, The Original Harlem Hangover, Starship Pain... Insane Elbow & Gail Kim's original WWE finisher deserve some love.
The info about Art Bartt inventing the frog splash is incorrect. In a shoot interview guerrero explains he was doing the move but was Barr who imitate him, also explains that he ( Guerrero ) actually took the move from a luchador name " La fiera ", who guerrero said did the best from splash along with RVD.
Wrath's (WCW) gut wrench powerbomb was sick AF. It was perfect for a guy his size since he could hit it on a body of any size and was impactful as hell.
10:03 the only other person I can think of doing the Pedigree was Icarus in Chikara, and that's literally only because he was one of the main heels there for... well, ever, actually.
My favorite wrestler's finisher is the Kudome Valentine. That move is just *chefs kiss* perfection and I always wish I could have seen Megumi Kudo wrestle but I never could. Follow ups for my other favorite finishers not listed here are Kairi Sane's elbow drop (also the Macho Man's too), The Dudley Boy's 3D, the TKO (Swinging Jawbreaker/Cutter), Arn Anderson's Spinebuster, the DDT, and Flatliner.
Wish this list went back a few years to cover the rock n’ wrestling era and mid 80s. Jimmy Snuka’s Superfly Spash, Macho Man’s flying elbow, Beefcake’s Sleeper, Jake Robert’s DDT, Legion of Doom’s Doomsday Device!
Last ride surely for 2000/01 I remember taker coming down to interrupt Rock vs HHH first time he did it and Holy shit looked amazing. Even though it was just a power bomb that lift at the top made it immense.
I really thought this was leading to the surprise roll up for 2020 🤣
HAHA Hilarious!
@@nathan6928 whats with the sarcasm? what a moody kid. wow
You'll never see it coming
That’s what you call a missed opportunity.
Or the distraction finish
While I agree that the Shooting Star Press and Moonsault did revolutionize wrestling in the early 90s, we cannot understate Jake the Snake inventing the DDT. That move changed wrestling forever.
Agreed! People would be chanting for the DDT like they would later chant for tables in the attitude era. I'd also add Arn Anderson's spinebuster for early 90s finishers. He did it best.
RKO
Jake The Snake Didn't Invent The DDT It Was Actually A Wrestler Named Black Gordman
@@Imthemanofthepeople the diamond cutter is the og rko
@@luisperez-soriano2399 actually, the Ace Crusher is the OG cutter.
Time stamp:
00:51- Frankensteiner (1990)
01:36- Shooting Star Press (1991)
02:21- Lariat (1992)
03:03- Moonsault (1993)
03:56- Frog Splash (1994)
04:45- Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex (1995)
05:50- Dangerous Brainbuster (1996)
06:51- Diamond Cutter (1997)
07:41- Stone Cold Stunner (1998)
08:34- Rock Bottom (1999)
09:16- Pedigree (2000)
10:15- Ankle Lock (2001)
11:07- F5 (2002)
11:54- 619 (2003)
12:41- Canadian Destroyer (2004)
13:34- Sweet Chin Music (2005)
14:09- Go To Sleep (2006)
14:48- Backdrop Driver (2007)
15:24- Codebreaker (2008)
16:21- More Bang For Your Buck (2009)
17:14- Double Moonsault (2010)
17:43- High Fly Flow (2011)
18:35- Rainmaker (2012)
19:28- Running Knee (2013)
20:25- Red Arrow (2014)
21:14- Meltzer Driver (2015)
21:44- Shatter Machine (2016)
22:21- One Winged Angel (2017)
23:13- Kamigoye (2018)
23:46- Paradigm Shift (2019)
24:34- Buckshot Lariat (2020)
You're Welcome.
Thank you
I really hate when people do this..
Ruins everything..
@@latrellmcdowell4198 dont read comments if you dont want spoliers.
Where the hell is the rko
Goldberg's SPEAR was also popular in the mid 90s in WCW along with the JACKHAMMER
Yeah it legit looked like it would damn near kill you
His jackhammer looked pretty fucking awesome. He always looked like it was no challenge for him to walk around with the other guy feet to the sky. Super casual.
Jackhammer is my personal favorite followed closely by the Diamond Cutter
The Dudley Boys and the 3D when used at any time in ECW needs to be on this list
The fact that the Young Fucks got 2 entries on this list and he couldn't fit in the Dudley Death Drop (The 3D's proper name) is god damn travesty.
@@bdenneysr85 you are just...wrong
@@brightonbarinwizug8396 The Dudley Death Drop is one of the most iconic double team moves of all time. For it to not be on this list is criminal.
So no. I'm not wrong.
Came here to say the same thing. It was one of the most popular tag team finishers next to the Doomsday Device.
1998 3D
1999 Stunner
Remove the Rock Bottom, problem solved
First time I saw the Canadian Destroyer it blew my damn mind. Just sayin'.
@Jay Harv28 Yeah it's one of those major suspensions of disbelief, but visually it's damn impressive.
It took me a while of rewatching it to work out what was going on
@Jay Harv28 Yeah back then when I was a kid/teenager, I thought it was dope. But growing up I realized how dumb it was lol. But I still appreciate it.
Im surprised their was no mention of the tombstone anywhere in the early 90's.
Or even The Last Ride in 2002 at least. That's what I was expecting.
I was expecting the hell’s gate from 2008.
Yeah, Taker got no love
@@TwoRandomAuzzies is it the last ride just a taller powerbomb?
@@mrd2392 Elevated Powerbomb. As far as I'm aware, Taker was the first to do that.
(Someone correct me if I'm wrong).
For me 2020 is the Claymore's year. You can hit it on anyone, you can hit it from anywhere. And it looks real.
If you only knew Jushin Liger from his WCW run, you have no idea how big of an impact he was on the industry.
Go kane the Power Ranger
Let's fighting love
I take it we're not gonna mention the legend that is Kenta Kobashi's Burning Hammer
Well given the fact that he only busted out on several occasions.
@@dil09ful I personally think that's why it was so special. Because you use your usual moves and nothing works, and you gotta pull that one move which will definitely end the match. It's like a mythological weapon of sorts. The way the announcer guy has a stroke when he hits it 😄 classic
I thought that deserved the nod in 2003 over the 619. I know it wasn’t utilized very often, but that was the first year of Kobashi’s two year run with the GHC and it basically looked like legalized murder.
I think I've seen that only once and it was a piss poor attempt from Brian Kendrick that nearly killed his opponent
If you go with Burning Hammer which was only used 7 times and that includes thebwrist clutch versions... then the Kawada Driver/Ganso Bomb needs to be on this list as well somewhere. AJPW guys were trying to break each others necks
Tombstone, Styles Clash and maybe even the Curb Stomp when Seth was at his best as a heel
Styles clash is awful
Curb stomp from Super Dragon maybe
@@brookssullivancomedy1090 nah
The fact that the Swanton Bomb wasn’t on this list instead of the Rock Bottom is a mistake. I remember clearly that time all anyone wanted to see or talk about was the Swanton bomb
I’ve never seen crowds get out of their seats like they did for Jeff’s swanton, especially from 1999 - 2002ish
yea that was one of my first thoughts, has to be on here...
I remember everyone doing Swanton Bombs off the gym boxes onto crash mats in school; it was the coolest move (to kids) at the time, by miles.
Honorable mentions should go to Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb, and the 3-D by the Dudley Boyz. Both great moves, both beloved by the audience of the time. And on a personal level, Kurt Angle's Ankle Lock always made me think of Ken Shamrock and his Ankle Lock, and then I became sad that Ken didn't become a bigger star than he was...
For me Billy Kidman's shooting star/7 year itch was the most over move late 90's
Tbf, Lyger did it way better. Hell, Kidman missed half the time.
I always flash back to when Kidman hung himself out to dry on the top rope when he missed the move.
Wheres the undertakers tombstone, the dudley boys 3D, Bret Harts sharpshooter, aj styles styles clash(tna) ,razor ramon razors edge ,macho man elbow drop n finn balor coup de grace
One move per year. What would you take out to replace those with?... adding them would make no sense.
Razors edge isn't on this? Nope not watching this now
@@VillaFanFTW i would take out the frankensteiner, code breaker cuz u already got ftr finisher, that brainbuster n plenty more but i cant remember all of the moves
@@plegare84 Geeet yer hands off dat frankensteiner!!
No Burning Hammer at the very least?
Missing from this list: RVD's 5 Star Frog Splash, Shinsuke's Boma Ye (kinda started the whole "knee the guy in the head as stiffly as possible" thing), Dudley Boys 3D, Undertaker's Tombstone, Jericho's Liontamer (twisting the guy and putting his knee on his head made the regular old Boston Crab look 1000% more painful).
Samoa Joe's muscle buster should be on here atleast as an honourable mention!
Maybe he didn’t include it because it almost killed Tyson Kidd
@@tankkilla7488 that was a freak accident though
Yeah the muscle buster looked sick
it looks better in hctp, tekken 3, and the ultimate muscle anime
I was thinking this as I was scrolling down
No clothesline from hell..I know stan was on there. But that clothesline from hell was BRUTAL.especially using the rope run.. love it
Ricochet double moonsault was 🔥 too
Stevie Ray (Booker T's Brother) did the pedigree he called it the Slapjack (I think its a wrestler now)
Unfortunately HHH was already using it, when he introduced it (man Stevie Ray sucked out of Harlem Heat, Booker really was the talent in the family)
Slapjack is Stevie Ray confirmed! Now can you dig that............Sucka!
Andre the giant was the 1st wrestler I saw do it
He lifted the guy up first before he dropped him. Similar but not the same.
Not really, he would normally lift the opponent for the slapjack then drop them, while the pedigree is normally just a straight drop. But Skinner did use it a couple as a finisher before he was told to stop so he used the gator breaker (reverse ddt) instead. he was pretty much a jobber to the stars so when Vince seen that move he stole it and stopped him from using it in the WWF.
I love how Okada is rebuilding the value of the Rainmaker by not using it all G1
Yep, I want it back soooooo bad. The Money Clip is awful.
The ugliest cobra clutch I've ever seen
Honorable Mentions for: Emerald Flowsion, Destino, Lethal Injection, Eclipse, Styles Clash...there are so many finishers.
Bayley-To-Belly is terrible. Ken Shamrock delivering a Belly-To-Belly looks like a legit finish. Bayley-To-Belly looks like Bayley hugs her opponent to death.
Evenflow DDT, Goldberg's Spear, Scorpion Death Drop
@@bdenneysr85 Two of those three are subjective I think. There was times in WCW Goldberg threw himself into opponents like a lawn dart. Those instances solidified the Spear. Guy even knocked himself silly a few times by putting his head too low.
And same for Raven. Some Evenflow DDTs he delivered made him look like Jake The Snake. Just fast, head planting moves. Jake also had a BEAUTIFUL short arm clothesline.
The Scorpion Death Drop I’ll give you though. Moves like Christian’s original Unprettier made the Scorpion Death Drop look weak. Even the Evenflow had more impact. Plus we must never forget Goldust’s Curtain Call put the Scorpion Death Drop to shame.
Swanton Bomb,5 Star,Phenomenal Forearm,Fall of the Angels,The Motor City Machine Guns in general xD
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The 3-D, the Tombstone and Double A’s Spinebuster.
Tombstone, Ciampa's Powerbomb knee thing, RKO, Brogue Kick, and Montez Ford's splash
ciampas knee thing is called Project Ciampa
@@GameKnight-wi3ed The technical name is a power-bomb lung-blower
@@GameKnight-wi3ed Thx I don't watch NXT much I've just seen the move
@@BrookeWilson67 yea but he said "Ciampa's" if some one asked what Finn Balor's finisher was you wouldn't say "a diving double foot stomp" you'd say The Coup De Grace.
@@GameKnight-wi3ed and it was use as teddy Hart finisher in mexico in the 2000s
The Eclipse, Pop-Up Powerbomb, Spiral Tap, Claymore, and 3D all deserve a mention. The Boston Knee Party is also pretty high on my list. One of my favorites now though is the Nightmare Pendulum.
Shame there is not enough love for Scott Hall’s -Razors Edge
I mean to my knowledge at least, no one ever kicked out of that and it always looked so crisp and believable.
Every moment taken to appreciate Simon Miller is one less than he deserves ❤️
Man! You're a blast! Love your energy! Great list!
Claymore was the most "over" move in 2020.
Yeah I think Simon doesn't like Mcintyre by the way he didn't even but him at best wrestler of 2020. He put Kenny Omega and lets be honest Kenny has sucked in America
When someone built like drew do it, i really believe he kill his opponent everytime it hit😂
I do have an interesting question that I hope someone might be able to answer. As far as I know it's not one of his dedicated Finishers or signatures. But Darby Allin does a cutter starting from the back flipping over his opponent and I really want to know the name of that move.
Maybe Simon could do the top 20 Kick Finishers, so we could have Shawn Michael's Sweet Chin Music, Booker T's Scissors Kick, Prince Albert's Bicycle Kick, Test's Big Boot, Gail Kim's Eat Defeat, and Drew McIntyre's Claymore. I'm sure there has got to be at least 20 of those kind of finishers; these are just the ones on the top of my head.
I think it is a great idea!
2020 should be the Claymore. When fans were at WWE Events that would go nuts for the the Claymore Countdown.
Yeah the claymore is beautiful. Buckshot setup is also a thing of beauty he just doesn't have to count it down. Clings to the ropes and you know it's coming. Buckshot is flashier. Equal love for both moves
Agree claymore was unexpected too its like a spear drop kick
Simon is funny and excited about all of this it always makes for a good video!
Anyone else think Simon was about to say Ricochet is a superhero before thinking to himself "Shib WWE Terminology F that" and settled for piece of art?
Yeah, I remember in 2002 and 2003 we were always talking about the F5 back in school. Good old days
Simon has the most positive energy imaginable
Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero as Los Gringos Locos in AAA was the best.
I miss Tazz saying "HERE COMES THE PAIN COLE. THE F5"
Simon thank you so much , your videos make me go through the pandemic , thanks 🙏
I still listen to people who tell that Jake invented DDT and it was massive revolution in pro wrestling and then we fast fast forward in 2015s evenryone has their pan DDT and superkick.
Kudos to Jon Moxely/ Dean Ambrose because not only he has protected aura of that move but bascially reinvented the same move for like 4 times during ekach different run, btw that book driver in shield days is still badass but it tooks setup and time so he moved to fast pacy kick to the and outta know here thing but he has then reinvented it.
And when he debuted in NJPW he introduced a new version Death Rider (badass name than paradigm shift) and boy it is like I really want to kill you by dropping you on head but I can't. And that is how you make a finisher believable, not in AEW watch him dropping Suzuki or Juice on head and you will think he has murdered someone in ring kudos for them selling it well, too.
I don't even watch wrestling anymore, but Simon is such an enjoyable presenter I watch his videos.
Diamond Cutter > RKO - the Hill I'm willing to die on
Same.
I love lists like this, keep up the good work
I wanted to see the Punt XD. I loved it when Orton took out the entire Nexus with it.
I always liked Kanyon's finishers, because it seemed like he changed it every time and it was always awesome
Imagine if there would be a version of cross Rhodes in which, before the spin, there would be a lift. So, it would be like a reverse 1916 lift followed by the cross Rhodes. It would look a lot more dangerous and cool.
Chris Hero's Hero's Welcome finisher
@@thereviewdude292 that's just the normal cross rhodes
@@thereviewdude292 I meant more like a lifted version
@@thereviewdude292 it would look like the guy was setting up for a 1916 but did an aerial cross Rhodes instead. Epicc
Or gal
I strongly agree with the list. My personal ranking (starting 98) is:
98: Stunner
99: ChokeSlam
00: Rock Bottom
01: Pedigree
02: The Last Ride or F5
03: Ankle Lock
04: Canadian Destroyer or Crossface
05: Sweet Chin Music
06: GTS or 619
07: Tombstone Piledriver
08: Codebreaker or Hell's Gates
09: Styles Clash or RKO
10: AA (I know, controversial)
11: High Fly Flow or GTS
12: Rain Maker
13: Running Knee Strike
14: Red Arrow or The Yes Lock
15: Curb Stomp
16: One Winged Angel
17: Destino
18: Blade-runner or Kami-goye
19: Paradigm Shift
20: Claymore
Where is the ember moon's eclipse and Victoria's windows speak ?
Both phenomenal, especially Widow's peak. It's a Gory Special neck breaker, but god DAMN if I didn't fear death was gonna result from it, especially when AJ Lee sold it. Someone needs to adopt that move yesterday.
He should do women’s moves next
You should’ve put the rock bottom and The Peoples Elbow in the same year because he would usually transition into The Peoples Elbow.
Pentagon Jr's/use your favorite suffix small package piledriver/fear factor and the early variation pentagon driver are crazy everytime I've seen it since 2018. It looks totally killer especially on the chairs and he can get to it in a number of ways.
I'd like to see this with best submission moves :)
Yes, I know Angle's Ankle Lock was included, but I want to see nothing BUT submission moves.
I would do odd things for another version of this video with little videos of the moves put into every explanation. Great video!
I feel like 2001 was definitely the year of The Last Ride.
Wasn't it just a rehash of Diesel's jackknife
The crossfire is one of the best submissions because beniot could literally do it from anywhere
None of these are anywhere near as complicated or painful-looking as the Hogan Leg Drop
0/10
Man I love the Rainmaker. Such a simple move and yet so cool.
I’m surprised that the Bonzai Drop from Yokozuna wasn’t in there.
Agreed fam, the most devastating finisher of all time. Nobody can kick out of that even if they tried!!
I clicked on this video very cautiously.
Some whatculture opinion pieces and lists these days are really off.
Then I saw Simon, I felt relieved. Simon is awesome!
Where is the Tombstone piledriver or even the chokeslam
Tombstone was done in japan way before undertaker did it in wwf
@@vedantmanjrekar1246 I think Sting was doing it before Taker wasn't he,
@@vedantmanjrekar1246 and swich in music was done before Michaels and pedigree was done before hhh
Solid list. I would have added Misawa's tiger driver, Dr Death Dangerous backdrop driver and Super Dragons Curb Stomp.
The rko was literally meme everyone knew
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
Simon Miller: 2 + 2 = floorboard
2020 is surely the year of the claymore!
I’m so glad you gave Petey Williams credit with “THE CANADIAN DESTROYER” and your right when I first saw it I had to rewind the video over and over again to see how it was done!!
Johnny Sins said "the anals of time" 😂That's not how it's pronounced, Simon
That's how they pronounce it over there.
You're delightful Simon.
Lol when I was a kid I could do a shooting star press like flip at the pool and I was like the only 1 who could do it and now I go to the pool with my son and every little kid can do them and double back flips and shit😂
I use to do shooting stars from a standing position on a trampoline but now that I'm older I've forgotten the way it workings 🤣🤣🤣 i guess being a kid gives you that extra motivation of fearlessness to pull off any wrestling move you want.
I never thought I would say I love Adam Paige more than Kenny...but...it might be happening. Full Gear Challenge!
Dear Simon Miller,
I am more offended you didn’t give me the Stone Cold salute
Sincerely,
Sensei-_-XIII
If Owen hart didn't frikin broker Steve's head stone cold might be wrestling for more times after 2003 WrestleMania
Me too Simon
"People PROGRESS and things EVOLVE"
Nice one, Simon!
Also, does anyone remember Jimmy Wang Yang?
Yes
DDP posted all of his Nitro Diamond Cutters from 97 on his Instabrag. It was 6 minutes of amazing.
I love you guys, but of all videos not to use video footage :(
I thought I would for sure see the RKO on this list it's still one of the most popular moves in wrestling
Technically it is, but as the Diamond Cutter. It’s pretty much the same move.
Ibushi didnt kick out of the one winged angel?
He did once before they were in new Japan. A lot of times its forgotten or the commentary don't mention it
DDP’s Diamond Cutter counter to Goldberg’s Jackhammer is one of the best things I’ve ever seen.
You could argue that 2019 was the year of the Judas Effect and 2020 was the year of the Paradigm Shift, but kudos for putting together this list.
Idk the buckshot lariat looks more impressive of a move than Judas effect
It depends on what he means by “best finisher of the year” like if you go by the story being told then Judas effect was the best in 2019 and the P shift was the best in 2020 but if he meant more of what move Simon personally thought was best then the buckshot is perfectly acceptable choice.
Honestly I hate the buckshot lariat because I feel like the flip doesn't give him any momentum. Not sure how I feel about the judas effect either.
I always loved watching Even Bourne do the Shooting Star press when I use to watch WWE back in the day.
Diamond Cutter > RKO
Mustle Buster, Widow's Peak, Vertebreaker, The Original Harlem Hangover, Starship Pain...
Insane Elbow & Gail Kim's original WWE finisher deserve some love.
Hope ember moons eclipse is in here
You’re first,I think 🤔.
Spoiler.... it’s not, classic whatculture 🙄 no widows peak either
The info about Art Bartt inventing the frog splash is incorrect. In a shoot interview guerrero explains he was doing the move but was Barr who imitate him, also explains that he ( Guerrero ) actually took the move from a luchador name " La fiera ", who guerrero said did the best from splash along with RVD.
No RKO, prolly the most famous and
Most main stream move
Agreed, but they did have the diamond cutter on here to be fair.
Wrath's (WCW) gut wrench powerbomb was sick AF. It was perfect for a guy his size since he could hit it on a body of any size and was impactful as hell.
Tombstone.
Holy crap that description of the Canadian Destroyer as a band you loved that got too big is P E R F E C T
Ken Shamrock was using the ankle lock years before Kurt Angle.
Wasn't as over as when Angle did it though. The gimmick and the way he executed it made it much better
The Canadian destroyer will always be my favorite move I remember when I first saw him hit the move in TNA I was like whoa 😳
2014 - aj styles!!! The styles clash
Not gonna lie it always looks weak.. At least to me
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@@sandmilssonpabllessonn2993 I mean he isn’t lying it’s pretty meh but if AJ’s opponent tucks his neck then he’s pretty much gotta broken neck
@@OnslaughtGaming360 well it certainly is better than the his spring board forearm
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How the rko is not on the list from that year it became a meme is beyond me.
Great work Simon.
10:03 the only other person I can think of doing the Pedigree was Icarus in Chikara, and that's literally only because he was one of the main heels there for... well, ever, actually.
My favorite wrestler's finisher is the Kudome Valentine. That move is just *chefs kiss* perfection and I always wish I could have seen Megumi Kudo wrestle but I never could.
Follow ups for my other favorite finishers not listed here are Kairi Sane's elbow drop (also the Macho Man's too), The Dudley Boy's 3D, the TKO (Swinging Jawbreaker/Cutter), Arn Anderson's Spinebuster, the DDT, and Flatliner.
Your Kurt angle impression gives me life 🤣🤣❤️ love ya simon
Razor’s Edge was pretty awesome
Love all the list you. Thanks man
Ibushi did kick out of the One Winged Angel once, in DDT.
Okada also did at Dominion
If I need a pick me up, I just go watch a Simon whatculture video. Thanks for the enthusiasm.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT ART BARR!!!!! Los Gringos Locos we’re awesome and Art really was a class act!!!!
Having 2 different Frog Splashes on this list and NEITHER were the 5-Star is fuckin insanity
Wish this list went back a few years to cover the rock n’ wrestling era and mid 80s. Jimmy Snuka’s Superfly Spash, Macho Man’s flying elbow, Beefcake’s Sleeper, Jake Robert’s DDT, Legion of Doom’s Doomsday Device!
Last ride surely for 2000/01 I remember taker coming down to interrupt Rock vs HHH first time he did it and Holy shit looked amazing. Even though it was just a power bomb that lift at the top made it immense.
Yeah, I just refer to that as the Wedgie Bomb. It actually made me laugh when I saw it.