"Best Dropkick in Professional Wrestling" [Archive]

Xero

03-23-2010, 08:17 PM

Back in the 70s/80s and before I understand that the drop kick was kind of a "special" move that was worth the hype, but since then it's become a staple in the sense that "yeah, he does a dropkick, everyone does". But you will still hear JR, for example, bring it up when putting someone over. "He does one of the best drop kicks in wrestling!" For example, Randy Orton.

So yeah, discuss the Dropkick in here and post videos of dropkicks.

Loose Cannon

03-23-2010, 08:17 PM

The Perfect Dropkick of course

Xero

03-23-2010, 08:18 PM

McLegend

03-23-2010, 08:18 PM

Fuck I can't remember his name. He was on tough enough

McLegend

03-23-2010, 08:19 PM

Maven!!!!!

A thing of beauty that was.

tjmidnight420

03-23-2010, 08:21 PM

Van Terminator :shifty:

The Franchise

03-23-2010, 08:22 PM

Maven's was really nice

Loose Cannon

03-23-2010, 08:23 PM

and by the way for those who don't catch it, I meant Mr Perfect

mike adamle

03-23-2010, 08:36 PM

AJ Styles

Triple Naitch

03-23-2010, 08:46 PM

Orton and Mr. Perfect had great dropkicks. Always been a fan of the dropkick to the knee.

Triple Naitch

03-23-2010, 08:47 PM

Heros Welcome

03-23-2010, 08:48 PM

AJ Styles

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thedamndest

03-23-2010, 08:54 PM

JR used to say Hardcore Holly had the best dropkick in the business every time he called a Hardcore Holly match.

Heros Welcome

03-23-2010, 08:57 PM

That he did Thed. Towards the end for Holly his "best in the business" drop kick was just awful. I remember seeing him give a drop kick and he only got up to his opponents waist. Horrible, yet pretty damn funny.

thedamndest

03-23-2010, 08:58 PM

The Franchise

03-23-2010, 09:00 PM

Holly's was great too

I don't want to start another thread, so I'm just going to ask in here. What about the moonsault? Who has the best moonsault in wrestling?

I also found Kurt Angle to have the most visually stunning moonsault, at least in the WWE. Some TNA or ROH guys probably have some crazy ones. Brian Kendrick and Paul London are two others that have really nice moonsaults

Heros Welcome

03-23-2010, 09:08 PM

Holly's was great too

I don't want to start another thread, so I'm just going to ask in here. What about the moonsault? Who has the best moonsault in wrestling?

I also found Kurt Angle to have the most visually stunning moonsault, at least in the WWE. Some TNA or ROH guys probably have some crazy ones. Brian Kendrick and Paul London are two others that have really nice moonsaults

Best Moonsault...3 come to mind for me. Christopher Daniels, Essa Rios and Kota Ibushi.

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You could say Kota's is not really a pure moonsault, but I still think it looks pretty damn cool.

Johnny McNasty

03-23-2010, 09:16 PM

When it comes to the best dropkick going right now, AJ wins hands down. His is a thing of beauty.

Favre4Ever

03-23-2010, 09:56 PM

I think Orton's contests it if for no other reason than his body type.

Lock Jaw

03-23-2010, 10:06 PM

Maven was the first that came to mind too. When he first started out it was pretty much the only thing they could praise him on. His dropkick and his "great vertical leaping ability"

thedamndest

03-23-2010, 10:08 PM

That's fair for Maven. But when you're a veteran like Hardcore Holly and they're praising you on your dropkick, something isn't right. You damn well better have learned how to perform a dropkick in your 14 years in the business.

Lock Jaw

03-23-2010, 10:13 PM

Dorkchop

03-23-2010, 10:34 PM

Hardcore Holly's dropkick was the only thing he had going for him.

I bet this was the last time he ever did it:

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around 0:17

tjmidnight420

03-23-2010, 10:40 PM

Show's may not be the best but it's definitely the biggest I've ever seen...

jskinnyg

03-23-2010, 10:46 PM

Maven... That's a name I haven't heard in awhile... I loved HH's & orton as well... But I gotta go with Styles...

Dark One

03-23-2010, 11:10 PM

On the same topic as Show's drop kick, I recall Kane doing them every so often. It's nothing compared to a Hurrikanerana:

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tjmidnight420

03-23-2010, 11:14 PM

On the same topic as Show's drop kick, I recall Kane doing them every so often. It's nothing compared to a Hurrikanerana:

That looked... painful.

McLegend

03-23-2010, 11:16 PM

Maven's dropkick would get kick the ass of sparkplug Holly's dropkick.

CWK

03-23-2010, 11:52 PM

Pillman had the best dropkick,in WCW in the early 1990's.

The Show Off

03-24-2010, 12:21 AM

AJ Styles
Maven
Jim Brunzell
Brian Pillman
Randy Orton

That's the short list of greatest dropkicks in the buisness.

nojomo

03-24-2010, 01:03 AM

Wishbone

03-24-2010, 01:45 AM

On the same topic as Show's drop kick, I recall Kane doing them every so often. It's nothing compared to a Hurrikanerana:

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wow now I wanna see Rey Mysterio hit a chokeslam :rofl:

Jeritron

03-24-2010, 01:54 AM

Hardcore Holly's dropkick was the only thing he had going for him.

I bet this was the last time he ever did it:

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around 0:17

I went to a Raw in December of 99, while he was champion, and he won his match with a missle dropkick off the top rope.

Jeritron

03-24-2010, 01:56 AM

Jeritron

03-24-2010, 01:57 AM

Right after that, Big Bossman came on the titantron from the kitchen of Big Show's crying mother. That's when it was revealed that he was a bastard.

Can't believe I was there for that

tjmidnight420

03-24-2010, 02:59 AM

Nicky Fives

03-24-2010, 09:55 AM

A.J. Styles, end of discussion.....

BigDaddyCool

03-24-2010, 09:58 AM

Lance Storm and Bob Holly have 2 of the best drop kicks

BigDaddyCool

03-24-2010, 10:00 AM

Jura

03-24-2010, 10:25 AM

I always liked Sting's dropkick.

The Jayman

03-24-2010, 10:26 AM

I would have to say Holly's and Orton's

BigDaddyCool

03-24-2010, 10:42 AM

The Rock has one of the worst.

Jordan

03-24-2010, 12:20 PM

Orton, well... Legacy as a whole does great dropkicks.

kareru

03-24-2010, 01:03 PM

what, no mention of paul london?

i've seen the guy land back on his feet

http://www.5starlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/london20.gif

TheHaunted

03-24-2010, 02:30 PM

Chris Sabin's hesitation dropkick is a thing of beauty.

tjmidnight420

03-24-2010, 03:49 PM

what, no mention of paul london?

Agreed, and I've seen it as well.

Boondock Saint

03-24-2010, 05:03 PM

Mr. Ass

Savio

03-24-2010, 07:27 PM

I remember Maven just turned heel and cut a pretty good promo then was fired after the next PPV

Lock Jaw

03-24-2010, 08:09 PM

He was heel for a few weeks at least. I think he started a team with Carlito or something and then got fired.

Lock Jaw

03-24-2010, 08:11 PM

Wait, no. He started a team with Simon Dean.

Carlito just later stole the backcracker finisher.

DLVH84

03-24-2010, 09:06 PM

Here's my list of wrestlers with the best dropkicks...

Brian Pillman
Bob Holly
Doug Furnas
Curt Hennig
Lance Storm
Big Show (1995-1999)
Brad Armstrong
Keiji Mutoh (1984-1998)

McLegend

03-24-2010, 09:16 PM

I remember Maven just turned heel and cut a pretty good promo then was fired after the next PPV

Hahaha yeah that was hilarious.

As soon as he got slighty over WWE relased him.

Mr Amazing

03-24-2010, 09:25 PM

orton,aj styles,london,sabin,dreamer,and jeff hardy in my opinion have the best dropkicks

Malfeitor

03-24-2010, 10:15 PM

Mr. Nerfect

03-25-2010, 02:36 AM

I think Cody Rhodes has got a pretty sweet dropkick, actually. I wouldn't call it the best, or anything, but it deserves mention.

thedamndest

03-25-2010, 02:24 PM

Hardcore Holly-like even.

theexample

03-27-2010, 07:46 AM