5 interesting origin stories of WWE finishers

Randy Orton has countered moves such as The Stomp and Shooting Star Press with his RKO.
Randy Orton has countered moves such as The Stomp and Shooting Star Press with his RKO.

#2 Shooting Star Press (Former WWE Tag Team Champion Evan Bourne)

Matt Sydal currently plies his trade in AEW, but his run as Evan Bourne in WWE is remembered to this day as a minor success. He wasn't pushed as a main event superstar, but certainly had his moments, most of them facilitated by his excellent finisher.

The amazing high-flying move was invented by WWE Hall of Famer Jushin Thunder Liger. The inspiration behind the creation was the popular manga "Fist of the North Star."

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Basically, Liger saw a comic book maneuver and tried to include it in his real-life moveset. The eye-catching move became successful and is used by most high-flyers today.


#1 Twisted Bliss (Former WWE Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss)

Alexa Bliss' initial usage of the then-Sparkle Splash was especially painful for Angelo Dawkins. Lance Storm, a trainer at the WWE Performance Center at that point, wanted to be the first receiver of Bliss's finisher, but the role was later assigned to the member of the Street Profits.

Angelo Dawkins had to lay down at different points in the ring and received unending Sparkle Splashes from the rookie. According to Bliss, "poor" Dawkins took twenty to thirty Sparkle Splashes on a single day.

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