Cobra Commander Posted July 29, 2015 Report Posted July 29, 2015 Steve Austin using the Fuller Leglock in 1994.
Jimmy Redman Posted July 29, 2015 Report Posted July 29, 2015 Sheamus had that period where he used the Razor's Edge.
Laney Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 I remember Undertaker during his biker days using a dragon sleeper. The With Authority game called it the Takin Care of Business sleeper. Possibly the dumbest name of all time.
Hawkeye12 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 I remember Undertaker during his biker days using a dragon sleeper. The With Authority game called it the Takin Care of Business sleeper. Possibly the dumbest name of all time. That's what they called it on TV. He used it to put Big Show out at No Way Out 2003 IIRC.
The Chief Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 I remember Undertaker during his biker days using a dragon sleeper. The With Authority game called it the Takin Care of Business sleeper. Possibly the dumbest name of all time. Even worse, they called it the "Taker" Care of Business on commentary. Was gonna list that but thought that was a known one
JerryvonKramer Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 I believe DiBiase used a figure-four as a young face and the transitioned over to using the fist drop in mid south (loaded glove).
NintendoLogic Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 Kawada was using the rabbit lariat in the early 90s. Did he only do it to Taue?
Mad Dog Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 I believe DiBiase used a figure-four as a young face and the transitioned over to using the fist drop in mid south (loaded glove). Yeah, there's an episode during the end of 81 or beginning of 82 where Roop was going on about how he taught Orndorff to counter the move and then Orndorff rolled the move over and Dibiase was holding on to not submit during the credits.
JaymeFuture Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 Kane briefly using a falling powerbomb. Angle using the chicken wing briefly during the Backlund mentor period. Eddie's leglock was called the Lasso from El Paso. The Brock Lock mixed between an awesome looking move at best to a clunky pile of shit at worst. Pillman using the Octagon Special as a babyface shortly before the Horsemen run.
Yo-Yo's Roomie Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 Edge's Edgercator leg lock (I think). Show also had that Cobra Clutch backbreaker.
Hawkeye12 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Posted July 30, 2015 Jeff Hardy's "spineline" in TNA around the end of the one hour Wednesday shows and debuting Impact on FSN.
SomethingSavage Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Wasn't the Brock Lock just a Stretch Muffler? Maybe I'm remembering wrong. Either way, yeah. The move can look painful, but it can just as easily look lazy as shit. Always dug the way Big Show would use the Cobra Clutch back breaker though, especially during that ECW run. He'd slap on the submission for a second, break guys over his knee, and then just rag-doll them across the ring like so many bags of trash. Very Titus O'Neil like. I realize some people will scoff at that comparison, but it is what it is.
JaymeFuture Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Wasn't the Brock Lock just a Stretch Muffler? Maybe I'm remembering wrong. Either way, yeah. The move can look painful, but it can just as easily look lazy as shit. It was indeed, although they used the same name (Brock Lock) when he was using the bearhug as a big move after he killed Hogan with it. Scott Steiner using a flatliner in WWE. Test using the Roll The Dice as "The Test Drive" didn't last too long.
Mad Dog Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Wasn't HHH trying to use a sleeper for awhile towards the end of 2002?
Alucard Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Wasn't HHH trying to use a sleeper for awhile towards the end of 2002? Yep, won two matches on RAW with it over Jeff Hardy and Spike Dudley
JerryvonKramer Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 How often did IRS actually hit the "write off cheque"?
Matt D Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 He moved to the flying clothesline in 93 after Tatanka started using the Samoan drop and won fairly often with it.
El-P Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Yeah. Even his finishers were boring. Funny that is son ended up a complete bore too, despite a cool gimmick. (I like Rotunda before the IRS gimmick)
Fantastic Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 - The Rock used the Shoulder Breaker for a while (that was awful). - Jeff Jarrett did a Tornado Armbreaker type move briefly. - Kane had that weird Clawhold for a while. - Miz did a weird Reverse DDT move, it had a pretty awful name IIRC. - Batista did the Rings Of Saturn for a while. - Syxx used the Crossface Chickenwing in WCW briefly. - Scott Steiner's version of the Flatliner - which looked awkward as hell. - AJ Styles briefly used the Minoru Special. - Bam Bam Bigelow used the Powerbomb during his feud with Shane Douglas in ECW.
Mad Dog Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Steiner's Flatliner didn't look like it would hurt a fly.
LariatMMBOPPO Posted August 1, 2015 Report Posted August 1, 2015 - Miz did a weird Reverse DDT move, it had a pretty awful name IIRC. It was the Mizard of Oz. It's great in an ironic way. It fits the gimmick of a douche trying to be clever and failing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocj6ndkd66M He also used the Reality Check. A knee lift transitioned immediately in a neckbreaker. I'm not a fan of "combo" moves like Jay Lethal's weird backbreaker/Flatliner move, but what made this one especially bad was instead of being one fluid motion, Miz would awkwardly pause for half a second to blindly grab his opponent's head. Daniel Bryan used a guillotine choke a few times in WWE. I know he beat Drew McIntyre with it, at least. Also, not a finisher, but I wish Orton would use this move more often.
...TG Posted August 1, 2015 Report Posted August 1, 2015 Steiner's Flatliner didn't look like it would hurt a fly. Odd, because everything else he did looked like it hurt. A lot.
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