Classic Gimmicky Wrestling Move Appreciation Thread

[luckyse7enz]

Why don't guys use more eye-pokes, back-rakes, corner boot chokes, toe stomps, and that shyt where people run guy's foreheads across the top-rope? Little subtle things like that are CLASSIC.

Back in '04, My high school football teammates were clowning at our senior retreat and started a battle royal with most of the senior class. Everyone jumped in.

Someone got tombstoned...little cats were catching F-5's, Stunners, 3-D's...but the best moment was a part in the video where our starting running back went around the room a gave 3 consecutive eye-pokes in a row. Everyone sold it too. On the 4th, he dropped fell back....begged for mercy...dapped his boy...

...then caught him with the eye-poke.

Seeing that shyt on video and DYING .

Piper was just having fun out there.

 

[the artist known az]

Those moves are hilarious, seems like they gotten away from the low blow also.

My personal favorite is the abdominal stretch near the ropes & while the ref is checking on the face wrestler, the heel grabs the ropes for more leverage. Then the ref gets up and the heel takes his hand off. I was watching Austin v. Bret at Survivor Series and he did that.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

I've always loved Flair's donkey kick low blow the ref never seems to see

 

[thevarangian]

i love how Flair and Rowdy do that same atomic drop spot over and over.

 

[DaylitoJames]

nikkas today are trying to be too realistic in the ring and don't do the classic cartooney wrestling that we know and love... except for Dolph Dawg and his classic over the top selling of moves.

 

[Metta World Movement]

 

[luckyse7enz]

A Funny Wrestling Move. - YouTube

So disrespectful!

 

[Riley Escobar]

A Funny Wrestling Move. - YouTube

I remember that shyt from Here Comes The Pain, never thought anyone actually did it

 

[luckyse7enz]

Those moves are hilarious, seems like they gotten away from the low blow also.

My personal favorite is the abdominal stretch near the ropes & while the ref is checking on the face wrestler, the heel grabs the ropes for more leverage. Then the ref gets up and the heel takes his hand off. I was watching Austin v. Bret at Survivor Series and he did that.

Always thought it was cool when the ref would catch the heel in the act, man up, and kick their arm to get them to let go. Usually led to the face finally getting out of it. Lots of lessons for kids to learn in that sequence...don't know why they don't use it more in the PG-era with all that time to kill.

 

[The Rock's Hairline]

Well the Rock's Hairline says this! The Rock's Hairline's most electrifying move was to get up! Way up! The Rock's Hairline got up like the Undertaker, you fat hairy jabroni! You could say the Rock's hairline got over! Right over the Rock's head! If you smell what the Rock's Hairline is pathetically cookin!

 

[TrueEpic08]

I remember that shyt from Here Comes The Pain, never thought anyone actually did it

A version of it is Colt Cabana's finisher.

I'm waiting for someone to bring back the spin-the-sole-of-your-boot-on-someone's-face heel move. Eddie Guerrero used to do it and it was just so fukking rudo. If anyone can find a video of that, I would greatly appreciate it.

Edit: Here's a kind of weak version of what I'm talking about at 5:00 or so:

[ame="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7u82s_eddie-guerrero-vs-danny-basham-6-11_sport"]Eddie Guerrero vs Danny Basham 6.11.04 - Video Dailymotion[/ame]

 

[Bob Loblaw]

A version of it is Colt Cabana's finisher.

I'm waiting for someone to bring back the spin-the-sole-of-your-boot-on-someone's-face heel move. Eddie Guerrero used to do it and it was just so fukking rudo. If anyone can find a video of that, I would greatly appreciate it.

Edit: Here's a kind of weak version of what I'm talking about at 5:00 or so:

Eddie Guerrero vs Danny Basham 6.11.04 - Video Dailymotion

Came here to say the same thing. I remember Finlay did something similar, double face stomp of sorts. Also, bottom rope throat catapult. Savage's running knee to the back is so cowardly. Standing on someone's neck on the bottom rope. The blatant choke needs to make a comeback.

 

[Trill Evans]

* appreciates

 

[Riley Escobar]

Snapmare followed by a kick in the spine

 

[luckyse7enz]

* appreciates

Mankind ( Mick Foley ) Finisher - Mandible Claw - YouTube

Am I the only person that tried this on themselves to try to understand how it hurt?