The Tombstone Piledriver - Who Did It Best?

3. Kazuchika Okada

A lot of people consider Okada the best wrestler in the world today

New Japan’s new ace Kazuchika Okada is one of the tallest and strongest wrestlers in the company. As such, he’s able to do more ‘lifting’ moves, which includes the Tombstone Piledriver. But unlike almost everyone else on this list, Okada doesn’t try to win the match with the Tombstone. Instead, it’s used to setup his real finisher, the Rainmaker.

Yes, that’s right; Okada used the iconic Tombstone to setup for what he considers an even bigger move. That’s like hitting the F-5 to setup for a crossface.

While some fans might not like the idea of the legendary Tombstone being used as just a regular move in a finishing sequence, it does make sense from a psychology standpoint.

Okada’s Rainmaker targets the head and neck, and dropping someone directly onto those body parts with great force right beforehand makes it that much more likely that the victim won’t have enough strength to kick out after it lands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js0xF-bM4IM