#1 The debut of the Ganso Bomb
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When it comes to sickening neck bumps, nothing can top the debut of the Ganso Bomb, the most dangerous wrestling manoeuvre of all time.
The story goes like this: on January 22nd, 1999, then-AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Toshiaki Kawada was defending his title against his rival Mitauharu Misawa. Early on in the match, Kawada broke his arm and had difficulty lifting throughout the match. He also had a problem with Misawa constantly reversing out of his Folding Powerbomb finisher, and thus needed a solution.
Thus, when Kawada went for another Powerbomb, he didn’t get Misawa up all the way, and instead held Misawa’s legs up while his head lay dangling. Seconds later, Kawada dropped to his knees, driving Misawa head-and-neck-first into the canvas, without any protection whatsoever. Even more astonishingly, this devastating neck bump only got a 2-count.
If an ordinary person tried this, they’d kill someone very easily. Heck, even a trained wrestler could’ve killed someone if they tried this move. But this is AJPW we’re talking about. Those guys have superhuman toughness, and taking neck bumps is just another part of the job.
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