5 pro-wrestling moves that were created by accident

#4 The Powerbomb

Single, double, triple, pop-up, elevated, sitout; doesn't matter. The Powerbomb is awesome.

Once upon a time, likely before televisions had colour, there were two legendary wrestlers: Antonino Rocca and Lou Thesz. Both of them were outstanding grapplers for their time, and both were natural athletes. Though both of them became famous for different things, they share a common element: together, they created the Powerbomb, albeit by accident.

The story goes that Thesz tried to lift Rocca up by the waist to give him a Piledriver, a move that, while exceedingly dangerous, was used far more frequently back then than it is today. But something went wrong between the two of them, and Thesz dropped Rocca down on the mat. But Rocca didn’t get spiked on his head; rather, he landed on his back with his legs still pointed upwards. Thus was born the Powerbomb.

That move has changed somewhat over the decades, with there being more obvious cooperation between the wrestlers involved in the move. Yet even though it was originally an accidental move, it has become one of the most impressive-looking manoeuvres in wrestling today.