Dewskie wrote:
Ankle Lock - something sounding so simple was used to excellent affect by Kurt Angle. He could perform the move instantly and typically it was so easily sold by both guys. Great submission.
F5 - Lesnar's finisher had such great impact because he's so damn tall. Plus he was so strong he could lift even huge guys like Mark Henry up to perform it. It was awesome because it was pretty much unique to him.
The Sharpshooter - The move itself wasn't that crazy, just kind of a reverse inclined figure four, but the setup for it was beautiful. If the match was technical enough Bret/Owen could come out of a series of pins or counter a hurricanrana, etc. Once Bret especially had your legs the audience would just freak the fuck out because they knew it was over. Plus the move had that bit of setup time that allowed for guys to kick out of it, plus it provided a showcase for endurance of some athletes as they refuse to surrender to it/grab the rope.
Slegehammer/Spear - I used to hate this finisher because it had a 'photo op' moment where Goldberg would hold the guy up in the air in a suplex but the premeditation of it with the spear plus the awesome slam into a pin were pretty fantastic.
Sweet Chin Music - It's required in every top finisher list. He could do it at any time and if the impact was just right there would be a huge audible crack of when boot met face.
Stone Cold Stunner - The move kind of jumped the shark because he did it about 30,000 times in a 4 year span, but it still makes me laugh when McMahon would lie on the mat eyes boggled and convulsing after getting stunned for the first time.
Tombstone - Very simple and elegant finisher that doesn't have the sexiness of something more complex but with a very few rare exceptions when the tombstone is performed, that match is goddamn over.
3D - Probably the best tag team finisher of all time. It almost always involved a table or two and the crowd could anticipate it. Just awesome.
Wrong, best tag team finisher was Total Elimination.
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