10 devastating top rope pro wrestling moves

#6 Guillotine leg drop

Fandango performs a guillotine leg drop from the top rope.

Used by: Fandango, Psychosis, RD Evans, Matt Hardy

Strengths: Flashy and punishing looking move, attacks opponent's most vulnerable area, the throat.

Weaknesses: Very dangerous if missed, wears down a wrestler's body.

The top rope leg drop is often referred to as a Guillotine leg drop, or simply top rope leg drop. It is a variant of the standard leg drop utilized by Hulk Hogan and X Pac, but begins with the aggressor standing on the top rope looking at a downed opponent.

From there the wrestler performing the move leaps up and out, extending their legs in mid-air to land with their limb across their opponent's vulnerable throat.

The move has some variants, such as the Houston Hangover utilized by Booker T which adds a forward spin to the move, as well as a double leg drop which involves both legs being dropped across the opponent's midsection. This move is really rough on a wrestler's body, which is why so few of them use it.