5 worst names for finishers in wrestling history

Gail Kim with here Eat Defeat finisher
Gail Kim with here Eat Defeat finisher

#1. Underwear Swipe - Phantasio

Phantasio in the WWE
Phantasio in the WWE

It is hard to imagine that one Harry Del Rios needed something other than his birth name to be considered as serious threat in professional wrestling. But poor Del Rios was laden with a number of unfortunate gimmicks through out his career, not least being named as 'Shock' while forming a tag team with 'Awe', to form - yes, Shock & Awe.

Del Rios made his name in Memphis Wrestling, where he wrestled under the gimmick of a magician turned wrestler. Going by the awful name of 'Spellbinder', Del Rios still caught the attention of Jerry Lawler who recommended him to the WWE.

Del Rios made his WWE debut under the magician gimmick, but with the name changed to 'Phantasio'. While he never impressed in the ring with his wrestling or magical skills, his finisher left a lasting impression. It involved Phantasio sneaking up on his adversary and magically pulling out their boxers to roll-up his way to victory. This move was deemed necessary to have a name and the best WWE could come up with was 'The Underwear Swipe'.

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Imagine Phantasio countering Chilly McFreeze's Stone Cold Stunner in the main event of Wrestlemania with an Underwear Swipe to win the World Title! The magician wrestled a single televised appearance on RAW, his wrestling career vanishing into thin air soon after.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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