10 all-time favorite wrestling maneuvers

Four things make a good wrestler: Entrance music, In-ring action, mic-skills and a solid finishing move. If all these four things are integrated into them in good proportions, the wrestler is bound to see success in the wrestling scene. However, two of them are the primary reason behind their wrestling career, that is In-ring action and finishing move.

Many of our favorite wrestlers have an amazing move-set, and that attracts our attention towards them. There are some maneuvers which are made exclusively for wrestlers. Eg. Curb-Stomp is exclusively for Seth Rollins. While some moves are used by various wrestlers. Eg. DDT's, Clothesline etc.

There are certain moves which have been famous for a very long time, and it causes a lot of impact on their opponents. The following is a list of all-time famous wrestling maneuvers which have been used by several or a single wrestler to create a huge impact on their opponents. The following list has been made after analyzing their impact on the opponent, and also the pop that it receives while it is being performed.

Honorable Mentions: Sweet Chin Music; Shawn Michaels, Chokeslam; Kane, Big Show; Jackhammer, Goldberg.

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So, here is the list.

#10 Chris Jericho's Walls of Jericho/ Liontamer

Chris Jericho's Walls of Jericho is a submission move that is a variation of the Boston Crab. This vicious submission maneuver has spread a wave of dread across the roster because if applied with full pressure, it can end the wrestler's career and alter the way their body works for their entire life.

Walls of Jericho has also been used in UFC by Jonno Mears which made Jericho a proud man.

Y2J has used this move on several occasions to mark victories and annihilate his opponent. Initially, Jericho used the Liontamer, the more vicious form of Walls of Jericho where he applied pressure with his knee on the back of his opponent's neck. After following the advice of many, he changed it to the Walls of Jericho which went along with WWE's PG era.

Jericho was one of the limited wrestlers who used this move to perfection. Terming it the 'Walls of Jericho' in line with his gimmick was certainly a masterstroke.

#9 John Cena's AA (Attitude Adjustment)

The 16-times World Heavyweight Champion has cemented a place in the wrestling scene like no other. His finishing move, the Attitude Adjustment, may not be a critically acclaimed move, but it gets the pop and also, creates an impact on the opponent. While performing the move, Cena lifts his opponents on his shoulders and throws them on the mat with a great impact. Cena is known for his strength, so taking that AA from him is going to be a very harsh affair.

Cena has given AA to two people at a time, yeah, you heard it right. Cena has lifted the Big Show and Edge together and had given them an Attitude Adjustment. He has also lifted J&J security together and had given them an Attitude Adjustment.

Cena's move is also performed in a varied style where he climbs the ropes and gives his opponent a Super AA.

Cena has often been criticized for his limited in-ring moves but as far as execution goes, the Cenation leader is as adept as one can get.

#8 Kevin Owens' Pop-up Powerbomb

Pop-up Powerbomb makes it to the list despite being a common wrestling maneuver. The sole reason for its mention is Kevin Owens. Owens performs this move very nastily, he picks up his opponent on his shoulders and slams him on the mat or sometimes on the edge of the ring apron. The latter has caused a lot of injuries which signifies the impact it creates on the back of his opponents.

It is another 'outta nowhere' move that the crowd absolutely loves. Many critics have said that it won't work on heavy wrestlers like Braun Strowman, but KO has already proved them wrong because he has used this on 'The World Strongest Man' Mark Henry and the latter got pinned to it.

For a man of his size, Kevin Owens is as accurate a superstar as anybody else and his pop-up powerbombs are downright lethal.

#7 Bret Hart's Sharpshooter

The Excellence of Execution was a great technical wrestler, and the Sharpshooter was arguably the best submission finisher of all time. Also known as the Scorpion Deadlock, this submission move tries to break the opponent's spine into two. This move has been used by several wrestlers, but it was made famous by The Hitman himself.

He used to step between his opponent's leg and wraps his opponent's leg around his left leg, then flips their opponent and leans on their back to cause excruciating pain in their legs. This move is used by many Canadian wrestlers to get a bigger crowd reaction as it was made famous by The Hitman.

His relative Natalya also uses this submission move, but it was originally made famous by one of the best technical wrestlers, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.

#6 Triple H's Pedigree

The Cerebral Assassin was feared extensively because of his crude finisher. Triple H has proven from time-to-time that Pedigree is one of the most wicked moves in WWE. It has marked the modern era with its brutality because it has the marks of the attitude era.

Hunter shoves his opponent between his thighs and pulls his hands up, then plunges his head through the mat. That is surely an awkward place to be, but that awkwardness is soon replaced by excruciating pain. It has helped 'The King of Kings' rise through different levels in WWE, and he has finally ascended the role of the King.

#5 Randy Orton's RKO

Randy Orton's RKO is one of the most loved finishers in the entire wrestling scene. 'The Viper' is quick and deadly which proves him to be very apt for the nickname given to him. It is one of those 'outta nowhere' moves which can astonish anyone, and cause harm equally.

It is a modified version of Diamond Cutter where he pulls his opponent's neck and plants it on the wrestling mat. It can annihilate any wrestler's neck and jaw easily, and the impact it creates is treacherous.

In the popular media, RKO has been used in many memes and has become a laughing stock, but that doesn't decrease its maliciousness at any cost.

#4 Brock Lesnar's F5

Brock Lesnar is the MVP of this era, and he has proved it several times over. He has received of flak as a champion, but that doesn't stop him from being one. This savagely violent move hoists the opponent on his shoulders, twists the opponent and drops him with a modified- DDT landing.

He serves his F5 after handing several German Suplexes to his opponents, and that makes him the most cold-blooded and dangerous wrestler in WWE. Lesnar is an asset, and there is no second say in it. Wherever he goes, he gives his best performance at all times. He has been equally sought after in UFC and WWE. Lesnar's F5 is so vicious that even the Deadman fell for it and it broke his much-appreciated streak.

#3 The Rock's Rock Bottom

If you can smell what The Rock is cooking, then you'd surely know that his Rock Bottom is ferocious. It is a varied version of Bookend, the finishing maneuver of Booker T, but The Rock has made it electrifying by adding his charisma into it. He may not be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, but his strength and agility make the move very enjoyable. It goes well with his persona, and it also redeems him from 'The People's Elbow'.

The Rock lifts his opponent by his upper back or neck, lifts him up and slams him on the mat. The People's Champ has won several matches due to the destructive nature of this move.

#2 Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner

When someone talks about The Attitude Era, they can't miss Stone Cold Steve Austin. He was the star of that era, but an unfortunate neck injury cost him his career. With his uncensored debauchery, the Stone Cold Stunner has stunned enough and more opponents throughout the decades.

His presence has been very important for WWE. During the attitude era, fans were used to seeing Austin chugging beers, showing his middle finger to everyone's faces and 3:16s. All of these elements cemented his role as the top star of WWE. A swift kick to the gut, followed by a modified cutter, the Stunner wasn’t the most impressive or complex of finishers, but the power of the man behind it always made it memorable. One never knows when The Texas Rattlesnake would strike, but when he does, it is callous.

The effect of the stunner largely depended on the selling skills of the opponent and there was no shortage of that in the WWE. Wrestlers would bounce like a ball when Austin hit the stunner and lay flat out for the three count.

#1 The Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver

The Undertaker has the greatest move of all time, and that is a proven fact. It has helped him win his multiple WWE Championships and also, maintain his former streak at Wrestlemania. After taking a man and flipping him upside-down, he crashes to his own knees and then lets the man drop. What could be more dangerous and vicious than that move? It is very rare to see wrestlers moving after receiving a Piledriver let alone kick out of it.

The move is used by two people in the entire roster- Kane and The Undertaker, but the latter has made it extremely popular and menacing. WWE has limited this move to only the above-mentioned people because of the harm it causes to their opponents.

However, we have seen Alan Belcher use this move against Patrick Cote at UFC 113 in 2010. The crowd didn't notice it in the beginning, but they soon realized that the octagon had stolen a move from the arsenal of the squared circle.

Until his retirement, this move is going to take his opponents 6-feet under the ground.