Rename a finishing move

[NeanderCarl]

What it says on the tin! Either rename a finishing move that has an uninspired or nonsensical name, or give a finishing move a name for the first time if it has only ever had a generic name (eg. Roddy Piper's "sleeperhold")

Be serious or comical, up to you. Bad puns, wordplay and in-jokes are welcomed!

[NeanderCarl]

I'll start by renaming C.M. Punk's Go To Sleep as "The Crimson Mouthrinse"

[NeanderCarl]

What about the Hollywood bad boy himself, John Morrison... does his finish even have a name? I'm calling it the "Mulholland Driver".

[mrslackalack]

Not a finished but I liked calling SCSA Thesz Press into a furry of punches ''RattleSnake Bites''

[Xerzes]

Worst STeFer. Fuckin' Cena and his poorly named moves.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The FU should be called the fireman's carry slam.

John Morrison's flipping neckbreaker move should be called something like the "Camera Roll." It seems he's more rock star than movie star these days, though.

Mr. Kennedy's finisher is apparently called the "Mic Check," which isn't particularly good. I'd prefer it to be named either "All is Not Wellness" as an inside joke at himself, or "The Kennedy Curse."

Snitsky needs to call his Pump Handle Slam "Snit Happens."

Shawn Michaels seems to be using the Inverted Figure Four or something now, so that needs a name. Just to be a bastard, he might as well call it "RTB," which can stand for "Ring the Bell."

I've always liked "The Double Tribute" as a nickname for Chavo Guerrero's Frog Splash, seeing as Chavo started using it as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero, and Eddie started using it as a tribute to Art Barr.

[NeanderCarl]

The Kennedy Curse isn't a bad name for his move. Pretty good!

[NeanderCarl]

If Santino even HAS a finisher, it ought to be called "The Italian Job".

[NeanderCarl]

(As opposed to "The Italian Jobber". That would be his nickname.)

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Santino even HAS a finisher, it ought to be called "The Italian Job".

That seems fitting. Another move deserves the title of "Can of Ass Whip." On a serious note, he should also have a "Tribute to Maria" move, just to remind us he gets to open a can of ass whip with her every night.

[NeanderCarl]

On a serious note, he should also have a "Tribute to Maria" move, just to remind us he gets to open a can of ass whip with her every night.

The parable of the lucky git.

[D Mac]

The RK'd the Fuck O

[Gerard]

The pedigree = the teabag. Has to be a little nuts on head action there.

[.44 Magdalene]

I still like the idea of giving Lashley the Swing Lo' Sweet Lariat.

[The Gold Standard]

The pedigree = the teabag. Has to be a little nuts on head action there.

Pedigree should be renamed Bullet

[.44 Magdalene]

The Gold Standard needs more cowbell

[TerranRich]

Yeah I'd definitely rename the Pedigree, as it was named back when he was that blue blood character in 1995/96. I'd name it "Endgame" or something similar.

[.44 Magdalene]

That Damn Pedigree

The Pedigreeeeuuuughhhh

The King of Pedigrees of Kings

The Motorgree

[NeanderCarl]

"The End Game" is a nice new name for the Pedigree. Kudos.

[NeanderCarl]

Hows abouts Hogan's legdrop? I've heard it referred to as the Legdrop Of Doom, but I assume sarcastically as I've never heard it called that on-screen.

Any bright ideas?

[Innovator]

"The Glass Ceiling" > Pedigree

[Innovator]

Hmmm the leg drop

It comes crashing down and it hurts inside

[TerranRich]

Alternately, you could call the Pedigree The Finisher Of Finishers.

I've always thought that Lita's moonsault should have been called the Standing Twirl Drop.

[NeanderCarl]

Maybe some kind of "real American" themed pun would suffice? But I am unable to conjure one up at the mo... but if I Ameri-can't, I'm sure one of you guys Ameri-will.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I've always liked "The Double Tribute" as a nickname for Chavo Guerrero's Frog Splash, seeing as Chavo started using it as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero, and Eddie started using it as a tribute to Art Barr.

I thought a while back they referred to the Triple Vertical Suplex/Frog Splash combo as the TTE, or Tribute To Eddie, which, really wasn’t, and still isn’t, such a bad name for those particular moves when done by Chavo one after the other.

[Fox]

With how stupid fans in the arena are, they should rename HBK's "Sweet Chin Music" the "1-2-3-4-5 Kick"

[Morrisey]

Yeah I'd definitely rename the Pedigree, as it was named back when he was that blue blood character in 1995/96. I'd name it "Endgame" or something similar.

How about "Game Over"?

[loopydate]

I'll recycle a joke I made about Rosey a couple years ago.

Snitsky - The Fan

"BAH GAWD, KING! THE SNIT JUST HIT THE FAN!!!"

[The Heenan Family]

JBL's Clothesline from Hell

Market Crasher

[JT]

Walls of Jericho should be called the Liontamer...you know, just because it sounds cool. :shifty:

On a personal note though, I think some moves retain their name on tradition and changing it doesn't always stick. Like Big Show renaming his Choke Slam a few years back "The Showstopper".

[CSL]

Gotta be a couple of cheap Chris Benoit jokes in here somewhere

[JT]

Gotta be a couple of cheap Chris Benoit jokes in here somewhere

Okay...

Lou Theaz Press - The Wife Beater :D

...wait, that wasn't Chris Benoit. :shifty:

[The Heenan Family]

Okay...

Lou Theaz Press - The Wife Beater :D

...wait, that wasn't Chris Benoit. :shifty:

For the amatuers out there

The Bow(flex) and arrow

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah I'd definitely rename the Pedigree, as it was named back when he was that blue blood character in 1995/96. I'd name it "Endgame" or something similar.

I was going to touch on this, but decided not to, as a lot of people usually get pretty territorial about the move for whatever reason. I'd call it "Game Over."

[Mr. Nerfect]

How about "Game Over"?

I swear to God I didn't read this before I posted. I must say we both job to Inno's idea, though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

JBL's Clothesline from Hell

Market Crasher

It does need a change now that JBL isn't an Acolyte anymore. I've seen it referred to as the Clothesline from New York elsewhere, and that gives me a chuckle. I had a really good name for it once, but it's escaped me.

The WWE would probably just call it the "Clothesline from JBL," knowing them. See, it rhymes with the old name.

[Chuck Jones]

Cryme Tyme's finisher (the old 3-Count Countdown double team move) should have been called the "Drive-By."

[Anybody Thrilla]

What's wrong with The Mic Check?

[Mr. Nerfect]

What's wrong with The Mic Check?

Nothing really horrible about it, but it just doesn't sound threatening.

[NeanderCarl]

JBL's Clothesline from Hell

Market Crasher


Michael Wallstreet's finisher in WCW was known as "the Stock Market Crash". They don't wanna be making it TOO obvious that JBL is a blatant, brought-up-to-date ripoff of "The Computerized Man" or whatever the fuck he was known as.

[Destor]

Cryme Tyme's finisher (the old 3-Count Countdown double team move) should have been called the "Drive-By."
It was...wasn't it?

[NeanderCarl]

Uh... yeah I think it was.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm fairly certain it was called the "G9."

[NeanderCarl]

Somebody's move was called the "Drive By". Maybe The Gangstas, or Public Enemy.

Actually TPE sounds right.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Nothing really horrible about it, but it just doesn't sound threatening.

What sounds threatening about The Pedigree?

[Stickman]

Think of how corny the name "super kick" is.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Or Sweet Chin Music, for that matter.

[Innovator]

Kliq Kliq Boom

[Volare]

I dunno if Vince even has a finisher...but if he does, call it "The Screwjob"

And just cause Lashley reminds me of Ahmed Johnson for some reason...change "The Dominator" to the "Colorado Crush"

[The Lone Wolf]

JBL's Clothesline from Hell

Market Crasher

or maybe the economic depression

[Mr. Nerfect]

What sounds threatening about The Pedigree?

It's not. That's why some people are renaming it.

And, actually, The Pedigree at least reminds you of Triple H's training and internship under William Regal, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Killer Kowalski and the like. All "Mic Check" makes me think of, is Kennedy repeating his last name.

[The Heenan Family]

Kennedy's finisher should just be known as

Shut your Face

[Volare]

:wtf:

[WestNZ]

That Damn Pedigree

The Pedigreeeeuuuughhhh

The King of Pedigrees of Kings

The Motorgree

maybe call it "the Nosejob"

[TerranRich]

You can't beat "Endgame". It's growing on me.

[.44 Magdalene]

Isn't Endgame a bit... I don't know, too easy though? It's like renaming the Sweet Chin Music to The Heartbreaker... or renaming the Sharpshooter to The Hit.

[TerranRich]

But it's the END. And it's the GAME.

Who are you to question it?

[.44 Magdalene]

Wouldn't ending the game be self-defeating? Wouldn't the Endgame have to be some sort of harakiri maneuver?

[Renaissance man]

Does Hornswaggle have a finisher? Dare I say it.... Sweet Shin music perhaps?

[Savio]

Bronco buster should have been called "Softcore homosexual oral sex"

[.44 Magdalene]

Bronco buster should have been called "Softcore homosexual oral sex"

Where were you that it wasn't called that?

[St. Jimmy]

Pedigree = The Push Killer/Glass Celing Collapse
Poetry in Motion = Turning Suicide
RKO = Legend Killer
Bronco Buster = Forced Oral
The Playmaker = Douchebag Drop

[TerranRich]

Does Hornswaggle have a finisher? Dare I say it.... Sweet Shin music perhaps?

That was already used for one of Dude Love's moves I think.

[Heros Welcome]

Pedigree = The Push Killer/Glass Celing Collapse

The winner! It sounds good, and its true in every way.

[Heros Welcome]

Al Snows Snow Plow

"Holy hell I`m getting a win"

[BigDaddyCool]

Jackknife = Lazy bomb
Razor Edge = No show

[Innovator]

the F-U = thanks for coming, back to the midcard

[Chuck Jones]

CM Punk's GTS-"Toxic Shock"
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Big Daddy V and Mark Henry should start using the old Hart Attack finisher...