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slingshotsuplex Heavyweight Posts: 85 Gender:	Dumbest Finishing Move Mar 28^th, 2008, 10:07pm Who had the dumbest finishing move? In my opinion it was the Garvin Stomp. Who would lay there lifeless and let him just stomp them up one side and down the other. I was just watching a clip on youtube.com of Garvin vs Arn Anderson and realized how dumb that was. What do you guys think?
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Parallax8672 #1 Contender Posts: 120 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #1 - Mar 29^th, 2008, 12:55am The Bionic Elbow...Ugh.
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JeffofNC Champion Posts: 300	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #2 - Mar 29^th, 2008, 1:55pm The Double Dropkick Jeff
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KOCRoyal Champion OLD SCHOOL WILL NEVER DIE!!!! Posts: 561 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #3 - Mar 30^th, 2008, 1:56am Well since we are basically talking about WCW...I will give this honors to "Snake Eyes" used by Oz/Vinnie Vegas. That move just flat out blew.
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halloweenhavoc89 #1 Contender Posts: 198 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #4 - Mar 31^st, 2008, 4:45pm Bushwacker's Battering ram, berzerker's gorilla press, Windam's heart punch, duggan's shoulder block and taped fist, anything marc mero did, and the big boot....brother
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StompingGround #1 Contender Posts: 220 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #5 - Apr 2^nd, 2008, 12:40am Leg drop. Hands down.
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BoomerGer Rookie Posts: 14 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #6 - Apr 24^th, 2008, 12:07am Actually, which was worse, the Bionic Elbow or Dusty Rhoades flopping abount for 15 minutes BEFORE applying the Bionic Elbow?
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GarvinStomp Champion Posts: 401 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #7 - Apr 24^th, 2008, 8:57pm The Garvin Stomp was not so much a finisher as it was a set up to the knockout punch. Very rarely did I see Ronnie finish a match with the stomp. The worst finishing move was Johnny B. Badd's tuti fruiti punch. Also, Hulk Hogan's leg drop, you go back and watch it now and it was just awful!
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Parallax8672

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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #8 - May 1^st, 2008, 12:15am

Quote from BoomerGer on Apr 24^th, 2008, 12:07am:

Actually, which was worse, the Bionic Elbow or Dusty Rhoades flopping abount for 15 minutes BEFORE applying the Bionic Elbow?

Yes...I agree...The "Flip Flop Fly" or whatever the heck he called it....Just awful... It's bad enough to put yourself over as the booker, but to actually have someone sell that ridiculous move? Dusty Rhodes never ceases to amaze me.

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wwfoldschool4life Rookie Posts: 12	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #9 - May 13^th, 2008, 12:42am IMO Tie between Peoples elbow and Hogans legdrop
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Parallax8672 #1 Contender Posts: 120 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #10 - May 14^th, 2008, 12:10pm Well, since there's WWE in here as well....How about.....The Worm. Wow...Just wow.
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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #11 - May 15^th, 2008, 4:52pm

Hogan's legdrop is NOT the worst finish ever, matter of fact it was one of the best finishers ever. It popped the crowd louder than 99% of any other finishers ever. It might seem weak but in the 80's a 300 pound man dropping a leg across your throat was a wrestling-sensible finisher. Much better than anything Duthy Rhodes evah did bee-bay!

Worse finishers include: Anything Fatdust did. As terrible as eveyone claims Hogan is/was in the ring, at least he has good matches to his credit with BAD WORKERS (Hogan/Warrior) and he always brought his work boots with him to Japan (go see the awesome Hogan/Hansen match from the WWF/AJPW show from 90) Dusty doesn't have many decent matches with anyone not in the Horsemen. Go figure. I can't understand the love for Dusty and the hate for Hogan. /rant.

The STFU is god-awful. The Worm. The Steiner recliner. The Rock's sharpshooter. *And don't get started on the People's Elbow, the Rock Bottom or the Spinebuster was the real finish, it was just the HUGE pop move that equaled the Stunner and the Legdrop. Its one of the five most important moves in modern North American history that would only work with the biggest star the biz ever created.*

In WCW: Meng's golden spike. The end.

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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #12 - May 28^th, 2008, 5:07am

Quote from BoomerGer on Apr 24^th, 2008, 12:07am:

Actually, which was worse, the Bionic Elbow or Dusty Rhoades flopping abount for 15 minutes BEFORE applying the Bionic Elbow?

Thanks for the laugh. Haven't seen a Dusty match in years, but the memory comes back.

I remember "play wrestling" with my cousins back then, and when one of us would do that move(which would always bring laughter), we truly realized how idiotic the move was. No one(whether conscious or unconscious) would stand there for that long while Dusty dances.

I agree with hansen about Hogan. That move brought more applause than anything in wrestling history. Hogan's leg drop on Andre was not just seen around the world, but was shown in various mainstream media outlets(non wrestling).

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JeffofNC Champion Posts: 300	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #13 - May 28^th, 2008, 1:42pm I hate to speak something negative of someone that is no longer here but Rufus R. Jones' Freight Train move was just plain ridiculous I liked Rufus he really acted like he was trying hard but that move just didn't do it for me RIP Rufus Jeff
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Bionic Elbow Champion I'm a burning representation of myself Posts: 520 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #14 - Jun 11^th, 2008, 12:52pm hmmm the worst in wwe will be the peoples elbow and the worm wcw.. would be PN News falling off the top rope to hit a splash lol
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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #15 - Jun 15^th, 2008, 12:23am

Explain to me why the one move that has popped the crowd louder than any other move in wrestling history is dumb? It was the final exclamation point after the spinebuster or Rock bottom. It was a cocky move from the most charasmatic character ever and it fit in perfect context of his match. He just layed the smackdown on his opponent and he boastfully ends it with a cocky move that excited "the millions...and millions" of his fans. It was a perfect move for his character. That's the beauty of wrestling right there. Just how every savage character has some lame submission like Meng's nevehold, or the claw, or whatever, it just fits the character. And that's exactly what the People's elbow was to the Rock. Plus wrestling is a business first and foremost and you have to go with what works. I'd bet that a million people would rather lay down 60+ bucks for a ticket to see the Rock drop the people's elbow than 100 people would pay 10 bucks to see a perfectly executed drop kick by a talented grappler like Brad Armstrong anyday in wrestling history.

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IV Horsemen Champion Posts: 263 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #16 - Jun 16^th, 2008, 12:57pm Quote from StompingGround on Apr 2^nd, 2008, 12:40am: Leg drop. Hands down. Second.
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original four Rookie Posts: 9	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #17 - Jun 16^th, 2008, 4:53pm Hulk up, punch, irish whip, big boot, and then the leg drop.
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Scott W Little Junior Heavyweight Wrestling Fan Posts: 49	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #19 - Aug 30^th, 2008, 4:34am I agree, Leg Drop for sure.
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JeffofNC Champion Posts: 300	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #20 - Aug 31^st, 2008, 10:42am How about the Noogie Nikolai Volkoff used to give as a submission That was original eh? Jeff
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danpoutsma Heavyweight Posts: 69	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #21 - Aug 31^st, 2008, 3:26pm Quote from JeffofNC on Aug 31^st, 2008, 10:42am: How about the Noogie Nikolai Volkoff used to give as a submission That was original eh? Jeff That was actually Sgt. Slaughter.
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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #22 - Aug 31^st, 2008, 4:47pm

Quote from JeffofNC on May 28^th, 2008, 1:42pm:

I hate to speak something negative of someone that is no longer here but Rufus R. Jones' Freight Train move was just plain ridiculous I liked Rufus he really acted like he was trying hard but that move just didn't do it for me

RIP Rufus

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The Freight Train was the set up move for the Head Butt, that was actually his finisher.

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JeffofNC Champion Posts: 300	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #23 - Sep 1^st, 2008, 2:45pm It was Volkoff too It was both Slaughter and Volkoff I also hate the shooting star press It's dumb for the reason of it can take out 2 people at the same time Remember what happened to Brock Lesnar a few years back Jeff
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Re: Dumbest Finishing Move
Reply #24 - Sep 2^nd, 2008, 4:04am

Whoever said the Johnny B. Badd punch, I respectfully disagree. Badd was acknowledged as a former golden gloves fighter as part of the gimmick. One knockout blow is an awesome finisher. So is a big boot for that matter, same principle. Test's big boot was awesome. Someone explain to me how a big kick right to the freaking face isn't a fight stopper.

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JeffofNC Champion Posts: 300	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #25 - Sep 8^th, 2008, 5:58pm The Honky Tonk Man's Shake Rattle and Roll In the time it took for him to set up that move Both he and the opponent could've showered and dressed and in the locker room Jeff
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ARIZONA Rookie Posts: 3 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #26 - Sep 9^th, 2008, 2:02am Honestly I am inclined to agree with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll. But to name a finisher which hasn't been mentioned yet, then I would say The Paydirt! Even the name of the move is lame, but the motion just looks like something a 6-year-old kid would do to a 10-year-old kid if neither one knew how to wrestle!
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JeffX Junior Heavyweight Posts: 30 Gender:	Re: Dumbest Finishing Move Reply #27 - Sep 16^th, 2008, 12:13pm What about Kerry Von Erich's Tornado Punch? He would spin around and punch his opponent knocking them out.
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