The Brainbuster - Who Did It Best?

#4 Austin Aries

Aries, like many wrestlers, didn't get to showcase all of his moves in a WWE ring

Austin Aries is smaller than most world-champion-level wrestlers of the past decade, but that hasn’t stopped him from hitting a truly savage Brainbuster. Aries showed impressive strength for a man of his size, as he was capable on lifting wrestlers as big as Samoa Joe up into a vertical suplex before dropping them head-first with his Brainbuster.

Not only did Aries hit this move almost perfectly inside the ring, but he also did some special Brainbusters as well. On a few occasions, he hit the Brainbuster on an opponent through a steel chair, with that person going head-first into an open folding chair. In other cases, he hit a vicious Brainbuster on the apron, which is the hardest part of the ring.

Unfortunately, fans never got to see Aries hit this move on WWE programming, because it is likely still considered a banned move on the main roster. Despite Aries having proven his ability to hit this move without injuring his opponent, WWE will likely always be leery of any move which targets the head and neck.