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For the purpose of this article, let's keep the word "kayfabe" aside. In professional wrestling, "selling" a move basically means reacting to the opponent's move as if it had been done for real. Thus making the entire spot believable to the fans watching it. It's one of the first things that a WWE Superstar has to learn - how to sell a move and make it look believable.
In recent years, there have been several instances of WWE Superstars not selling their opponents moves, so as to project themselves to be very strong and indestructible. While WWE Superstars usually sell their opponent's moves, there have been several instances of them "overselling" it to an extent where that became hilarious to watch.
In this article, let's take a look at 10 funniest oversells in WWE history. Be sure to comment down and let us know your favorite out of these.
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#10 JTG oversells The Cobra (WWE Superstars)
The Cobra finisher of Santino Marella has always been a topic of discussion among fans and is considered one of the funniest finishers in WWE history. During JTG's last match in 2013 on WWE Superstars, he faced Santino and fans still remember his epic oversell after getting hit with The Cobra. It was so unique and hilarious as JTG made it look like he was actually poisoned and out of his senses.
JTG commented the following about this incident in his book “D@m#, Why Did I Write This Book?”:
“My agent informed me that while my match was very entertaining, a few of the other agents were pissed about how I sold The Cobra. It could have very well been my overly zealous desire to ‘one up’ myself that got me sent home after that final Cobra.”
#9 Triple H gets "Stunned"
Stone Cold Steve Austin has had several amazing moments throughout his WWE career. He was a massive fan favorite and everyone loved to see him deliver The Stunner to his opponents. Interestingly, many Superstars have had different ways to sell his Stunner.
Check out the above video of Triple H hilariously overselling the Stunner during an episode of RAW is WAR. This won't be the last time the Stunner will make an appearance on this list.
#8 Triple H gets a boot to the face (WWE RAW dark match)
Triple H might be one of the most sincere and serious guys in the business now, but during the 2000s, especially during his time with D-Generation X, The Game was part of some hilarious segments. Having won 14 world title reigns in WWE, Triple H is considered one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time. A big reason for that is also the versatility of his character - be it a determined veteran, notorious playboy, and whatnot.
Talking about oversells, the above segment surely deserves a mention. It was during a dark match on WWE RAW where Triple H teamed up with Ric Flair to take on Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels. Triple H got hit with Orton's boot while jumping from the second-rope and he stood in that position dazed for a long time before finally falling down. The reaction of Shawn Michaels on the other side of the ring made the entire oversell even more hilarious.
#7 Shawn Michaels becomes a tree?
Shawn Michaels is considered by many to be one of the greatest wrestlers to ever step foot inside a WWE ring. The Heartbreak Kid had the ability to sell his opponent's moves exceptionally well, making them look like a million bucks. But he has had his share of oversells as well.
Take a look at the above incident during Shawn Michaels match against Sycho Sid at Survivor Series 1996. Michaels jumped from the second-rope, only to be met by Sid's foot and he went on to take a hilarious bump, turning into an upside down tree.
#6 Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan (WWE SummerSlam 2005)
Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan at WWE SummerSlam 2005 could have been one of the most iconic matches as two legends were colliding inside a WWE ring. While fans do remember the match very well to this day, the reason for that was not the match quality but Shawn Michaels hilariously overselling every move of the Hulkster.
According to the rumors, HBK was upset with Hulk Hogan refusing to do a trilogy of matches. He then decided to oversell throughout the match and mocked the Hulkster. WWE Senior Vice President Bruce Prichard had the following to say about the match during a recent podcast.
"The match was highly entertaining because of Shawn overselling shit and going f***ing nuts and almost doing a parody of a Hulk match from 20 years ago. So to that, the entertainment value of it, it was incredibly entertaining."
#5 Sunil Singh gets the Superman Punch (WWE Money in the Bank 2018)
One of the recent incidents on this list took place at WWE Money in the Bank 2018 during the match between Roman Reigns and Jinder Mahal. Mahal was accompanied by Sunil Singh on the ringside who tried to cause distraction.
That didn't end up well for him as The Big Dog went on to deliver a Superman Punch to him near the commentator's desk. But Sunil Singh had a pretty delayed reaction to the move, making it look hilarious.
#4 Scott Hall takes the Stunner (WWE WrestleMania 18)
As mentioned earlier, the Stunner makes its return to the list. The incident in consideration this time took place during the match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Hall at WWE WrestleMania 18. While the match wasn't very interesting, the ending moments of the match saw Hall hilariously oversell the Stunner.
Austin hit him with two Stunners to win the match. While the first one was unable to get Scott Hall of his feet, the second Stunner saw him hilariously fly into the air in what has now become one of the best oversells in WWE history.
#3 The Rock takes the Stunner
The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin have been part of some of the most memorable moments in WWE history. Interestingly, The Rock has also given some hilarious oversells while taking the Stunner from the Texas Rattlesnake. The Brahma Bull later revealed on his Twitter that he used to bet cases of beer with Austin for his crazy oversells.
My dude. Appreciate it HB. Me and @steveaustinBSR used to bet cases of beer on how crazy I could get with my "sell" of his famous Stunner.
You can check out one of those hilarious oversells by The Rock in the video above.
#2 The Fingerpoke of Doom
The list of oversells is incomplete without the mention of The Fingerpoke of Doom. The incident took place during an episode of WCW Nitro during their war against WWE in 1999. During the match between Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash, Hogan just poked Nash in the chest, who went on to dramatically oversell it and laid down for the pin to give Hogan the victory.
During an interview with WWE.com, Kevin Nash had the following to say about the infamous incident.
"The “Fingerpoke of Doom” was nothing. The “Fingerpoke of Doom” was just trying to realign The nWo to face off with Goldberg and Goldberg ended up getting injured. I love how the story of my life is how I beat Goldberg to turn around and take the “Fingerpoke of Doom” a week later. Boy, that did me a lot of good. When you look at how people perceive the whole thing, it’s ridiculous."
#1 WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair's "Flair Flop"
The two-time WWE Hall of Famer and 16-time World Champion in WWE, Ric Flair is one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time. The Nature Boy has had an amazing career but one of the things that fans remember him for was his Flair Flop.
Ric Flair used to consistently oversell moves in hilarious way through his Flair Flop where he used to take a move, walk a few steps and then fall face-first on the mat. Check out one of the same in the video above.
