Weakest looking finishers

[blak23]

First one that comes to mind R truths scissors kicks/ Corkscrew elbow

[Stealth-Icon]

Hogan Leg Drop

[Xero]

The People's Elbow.

[The Gold Standard]

I'm going Attitude Adjustment.

Wrestlers take bumps like that all the time. ex. Chokeslam, flipping off the top rope, flipping over the top rope, etc.

[blak23]

The People's Elbow.
every move the rock did was strong as long as he flicked his foot

[Xero]

lol

[blak23]

I'm going Attitude Adjustment.

Wrestlers take bumps like that all the time. ex. Chokeslam, flipping off the top rope, flipping over the top rope, etc.
i can't agree on that one i think that's a pretty solid slam

[Stealth-Icon]

619/ jump from the rope by the Midget Mexican

[Stealth-Icon]

Sweet Chin Music

[blak23]

mandible claw

[blak23]

Sweet Chin Music
Why?

[Stealth-Icon]

Ultimate Warrior's press slam/ splash

[blak23]

Paydirt

[Stealth-Icon]

Why?

No different from someone taking a big boot the the head like Kane gives people or a dropkick. And I can't stand "Tuning up the Band" when he stomps on the mat for a minute which should just make the "victim" know not to get up.

[blak23]

The STFU.
Can anyone tell me how that hurts at all? he doesn't pull back or anything i challenge anyone to justify that move

[blak23]

The worm

[mike adamle]

MVP's Playmaker.

[Stealth-Icon]

Two moves which should be strong, but usually look bad when having them done are the GTS and the Stroke

[Calamondin]

I agree with the "Tuning up the band" part, but I think the kick itself is pretty solid.

[blak23]

Two moves which should be strong, but usually look bad when having them done are the GTS and the Stroke
I think the GTS looks good depending on the person who has to sell it

[Xero]

GTS is all about the selling of the knee.

[Stealth-Icon]

I think the GTS looks good depending on the person who has to sell it

Exactly what I mean. It should be a solid finisher, but not too many take it well. Same with The Stroke by JJ. Most people end up on their knees and don't sell well at all.

[mike adamle]

The Fameasser.

[mike adamle]

Khali Chop and Khali Vise Grip

[Stealth-Icon]

Andre the Giants finisher. I don't think that he actually had one, just sat on you for the pin.

[blak23]

The Fameasser.
what was wrong with it

[IRodC]

I gotta agree with MVPs playmaker, when elix skipper did it it had more impact

[Stealth-Icon]

The Flying Burrito by Tito Santana. At least that is what Bobby Heenan always called it.

[mike adamle]

what was wrong with it

How could it hurt? The person would land on Billy's calf, not even his shin, his calf, that wouldn't hurt.

[blak23]

the fameasser was when he put his leg on the back of your neck and you landed face first

[mike adamle]

Big Show's Alley Oop. It wasn't necessarily ineffective, but why not go for the powerbomb, that's much more effective.

[mike adamle]

the fameasser was when he put his leg on the back of your neck and you landed face first

He'd also put his other leg under the forehead, so it'd be a safer landing, thus making it look ineffective as well.

[blak23]

actually i just youtubed it you were right

[Stealth-Icon]

A move that I think looks cool but I really don't think would hurt you is the Swanton. Doing it from a ladder to a table is one thing, but top rope to the mat, usually doesn't hit that much of you.

[blak23]

the mizard of oz i think its called a rising knee to neckbreaker

[Favre4Ever]

Hornswoggle: Tadpole Splash.

[Emperor Smeat]

Finger Poke of Doom

[muffalufagus]

the attitude adjustment. i hate that move so much. soooo so much.

[The Gold Standard]

i can't agree on that one i think that's a pretty solid slam

They take that slam all the time. Like a Body Slam and a Back Body Drop.

[wehavebensavedy2j]

heart punch by crush

[RatedGSuperstar]

Speaking of the Attitude Adjustment, on a similar note I always thought the Angle Slam looked pretty weak.

And as much as I like Morrison, Starship Pain is also pretty-yet-weak.

[blak23]

The only effective finisher is the Alabama Slam

[Xero]

The Hollycaust

[DAMN iNATOR]

Another Morrison finisher that looks weak as hell is Moonlight Drive, and, LOL, Stealth-Icon mentioned the Hogan Leg Drop, but apparently must have forgotten about the Hulk Up Combination (gets mad, points, then waves index finger in opponent's face, 3 weak-ass punches, Irish Whip, then a boot to the face to finish). Sorry but if that move isn't weaksauce, then I don't know what is.

[blak23]

The Hollycaust
is that what they really called it

[Afterlife]

This thread is ridiculous.

[blak23]

This thread is ridiculous.
you are ridiculous sir, you are

[Juan]

(gets mad, points, then waves index finger in opponent's face, 3 weak-ass punches, Irish Whip, then a boot to the face to finish).

You're like an encyclopedia of wrestling.

[Gerard]

Stealth-Icon mentioned the Hogan Leg Drop, but apparently must have forgotten about the Hulk Up Combination (gets mad, points, then waves index finger in opponent's face, 3 weak-ass punches, Irish Whip, then a boot to the face to finish). Sorry but if that move isn't weaksauce, then I don't know what is.

Yeah 260 lbs coming down across your chest\throat area must look like it would tickle quite a bit....

[TheFallenOneX]

The codebreaker always looks so sloppy and the real sad thing is the backstabber looks awesome

[XCaliber]

The Ultimate Warrior's Body Splash finisher I always thought was lame.

[screech]

Definitely agree with the Attitude Adjustment. It's a glorified Fireman's Carry.

[screech]

The codebreaker always looks so sloppy

I must disagree with your assessment.

[screech]

Two moves which should be strong, but usually look bad when having them done are the GTS and the Stroke

I agree with The Stroke. Not many take that properly.

As for the GTS, ask Snit if that's weak.

[screech]

Khali Chop

How dare you speak ill of the chop! :foc:

[Storer50]

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[Afterlife]

you are ridiculous sir, you are

Just seems to me that a lot of these "weak looking" finishers don't really look weak at all. Seems more like "What finishers don't you like?"

[Xero]

But you are ridiculous. In a good way.

[Afterlife]

Well, I suppose that much is true...

[Skippord]

Storer50 has made a powerful enemy this day

the Ass Punch is the greatest finishing move in the history of wrestling

[What Would Kevin Do?]

The C4, or whatever they call Burchill's flipping Rock bottom.

[screech]

I LOVED the C-4

[redoneja]

I think Morrison's two big finishes look weak (Moonlight Drive, Starship Pain).

Also, MVP's Playmaker.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Every finisher looks weak compared to the superplex.

[redoneja]

Never really bought the Reverse DDT either. I mean, I know that getting dropped right on the back of your head can put you out, it just never looks like a really devastating move.

[redoneja]

Oh, and Konnan's Tequila Sunrise.

[screech]

Every finisher looks weak compared to the superplex.

I don't get how the superplex isn't sold as being more devastating. I think someone made a thread about that a while back.

[The Gold Standard]

The Rock Bottom. It seems like it is just a jump and fall on your back. A basic back bump.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I LOVED the C-4

My problem is, there's essentially no impact. The guy taking it is just being flipped over onto his back, with about the same, or less impact as a normal judo throw. It looks like it has less impact than say, a rock bottom, because due to the flip, most of the impact is on their lower back/ass.

[311]

:y:

The Thumb of Doom.

i.e. Samoan Spike.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

It's gotta be the Overdrive, or whatever it's called.

I feel like a LOT of people have used that as a finisher, and it never looks particularly bad. Or at least that I've seen.

[FourFifty]

The Twist of Fate strikes me as kinda weak.

That basic move helped propel DDP and Randy Orton to the top. Yet somehow Matt Hardy gays it up with starting from a front face lock.

[NoRoolz]

Modern day walls of Jericho :(

[Skippord]

the twist of fate is way worse when Jeff Hardy does it

[Afterlife]

Modern day walls of Jericho :(

This I actually agree with. Makes me sad every time.

[Sixx]

Rollup. Ha.

[Nicky Fives]

Hogan's Leg Drop, Cena's FU, Dude Love's Sweet Shin Music all come to mind

[The Pope]

The F-U (standing fireman's carry)

[The Pope]

Five knuckle shuffle

[screech]

Five knuckle shuffle

Not a finisher.

[Sixx]

Not a finisher, bitch

YEAH

[Jannettyzilla]

Everything Big Show has done since back in WCW when his chokeslams were glorious looks week in comparison.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Hogan's Leg Drop, Cena's FU, Dude Love's Sweet Shin Music all come to mind
Sweet Shin Music wasn't a finisher. It was a setup for the double arm ddt. That's like calling Austin's kick to the midsection a finisher.

[Stickman]

Angle Slam
FU

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Yeah, the overdrive/playmaker is fucking awful, and I hate that move. I don't even understand how it's suppose to hurt. Oh no, I twisted you onto your back and your head landed gently on my leg.

And R-Truth's lame ass "I'll do a flying elbow then twist 20 times after I hit you" bullshit.

[Hornicane]

Trouble in Paradise or whatever Kofi calls it. It's just a standing enziguri.

[CSL]

Just seems to me that a lot of these "weak looking" finishers don't really look weak at all. Seems more like "What finishers don't you like?"

[Bad Company]

The fameasser, swanton bomb sometimes, the fu always looks horrible, undertakers chokeslam, triple h's high knee and knee facebuster are horrible

[CSL]

Trouble in Paradise or whatever Kofi calls it. It's just a standing enziguri.

Yeah, but in theory, a kick to back of the head is more than capable of knocking somebody the fuck out. It's all in how the move is built up/put over aka Jake Roberts' DDT

[Vastardikai]

Trouble in Paradise < Ghetto Blaster.

Also, I wouldn't say Andre's sitting on you is weak. He was a fat son of a bitch when he was skinny. I don't think have 400 lbs on you would be a pleasant experience, especially if he farted (which he did from time to time).

Also, for those who say the Rock Bottom is a weak finish. There's a video in the MMA forum where Travis Fulton more or less Rock Bottom's a guy. It's a fight ender.

Also, you want a weak finish? Try the Garvin Stomp.

[thedamndest]

Papa Shango's patented shoulder breaker.

[AJHayes]

The STFU.
Can anyone tell me how that hurts at all? he doesn't pull back or anything i challenge anyone to justify that move

I had justified it as a leg lock jaw vice...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Oh yeah, the Styles Clash is a weak as fuck finisher. It looks cool but all the impact is on the opponent's knees/feet.

[Skippord]

so that's why he never uses it anymore

[Rollermacka]

I gotta say IRS is one of my favorite heels of all time (Althought VK Wallstreet was better :p) I think that his Samoan Drop was a bad finisher for him. I mean the 500lb Visera ok that would really hurt but IRS, not soo much.

[James Diesel]

Downward Spiral for weakest finisher

[Kane Knight]

Speaking of the Attitude Adjustment, on a similar note I always thought the Angle Slam looked pretty weak.

And as much as I like Morrison, Starship Pain is also pretty-yet-weak.

Angle pulled the Angle Slam off pretty well most of the time. It looked better than it should have.

[The Jayman]

the X Factor. weak move weak stable by a weak wrestler.

[BigDaddyCool]

Kennedy's green bay pludge from the mat. Never liked it.

[The Jayman]

Finlay's Celtic Cross.

[Savio]

MVP's Playmaker.Is that the move where you put your leg behind their head and turn them over? Worst finisher ever.

[Savio]

Oh yeah, the Styles Clash is a weak as fuck finisher. It looks cool but all the impact is on the opponent's knees/feet.
When done wrong it looks very effective.

[CSL]

Finlay's Celtic Cross.

What?

[CSL]

Only one I really agree with on this page is The Overdrive/Playmaker

[Sixx]

Heart Punch

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Starship Pain is more flash than anything. I wish he just used the flying chuck.

lol, Vinnie Vegas's snake eyes is probably the worst finisher I've seen.

Most under-rated finisher however, is the Farooq's dominator. However, it mostly just looked really good in video games.

[Gerard]

Everything Big Show has done since back in WCW when his chokeslams were glorious looks week in comparison.

How about this

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Probably one of the best he's ever delivered, even more impressive when you consider the size of kane who's getting tossed about like he's half the size he is.

I really dunno why his chokeslams have changed so much, used to be he would deliver one like the above to nearly everyone, these days its more like they just get dropped instead of drilled to the mat.

He even managed to deliver a good one to austin who seemed to have a habit of being picked maybe 3 feet of the ground when taking a chokeslam.

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[Seth82]

The worm

Was gonna be my response but yeah that was the worst of the worst

[RatedGSuperstar]

Angle pulled the Angle Slam off pretty well most of the time. It looked better than it should have.

Oh, I agree, especially when he pulled it out of nowhere. It's a testament to how great he is.

[Afterlife]

Was gonna be my response but yeah that was the worst of the worst

If you take the flash away from The Worm, it's a full force throat chop, straight down on an immobile opponent. Another case of "I don't like that finisher" instead of "That finisher looks weak". :nono:

[Vastardikai]

If you take the flash away from The Worm, it's a full force throat chop, straight down on an immobile opponent. Another case of "I don't like that finisher" instead of "That finisher looks weak". :nono:

It's no so much the full force throat chop, straight down on an immoble opponent that makes the finish look weak.

It's the fact that it takes a week to set up. and the opponent is immoble for the entire week. Though Tajiri had a sweet counter for it.

[Afterlife]

It's no so much the full force throat chop, straight down on an immoble opponent that makes the finish look weak.

It's the fact that it takes a week to set up. and the opponent is immoble for the entire week. Though Tajiri had a sweet counter for it.

A lot of guys escaped/countered the Worm because of Scotty's elaborate set-up. But when he hit it, it didn't "look weak".

[Afterlife]

This thread is so annoying.

[Savio]

Every finisher looks weak compared to the superplex.
Vertebreaker looks stronger.

[Jannettyzilla]

I love Swaggah, but his gut wrench powerbomb looks soft.

[Jannettyzilla]

How about thisFair points, it was a little later than his move to WWF.

But still, the fact he can't now makes me sadness.

[Kane86]

The Mizard of Oz

[Kane86]

World's Strongest Slam

[Smokey]

My nigga Mark Henry will break your back like the little bitch you is

[screech]

Smokey, you're still alive?

[Smokey]

you knowwwww thisssssss

[blak23]

I had justified it as a leg lock jaw vice...
but there's no torque

[Kane86]

The Big O that stupid fucking splash Ricky Ortiz used to do. GOD! I am so fucking happy he is gone.

[AJHayes]

but there's no torque

Exactly. That's why it is a jaw vice. I should have said leg trap though.

[Cool King]

The Pounce. :-\

[Xero]

PERIOD!

[Testicle]

The stroke has always looked weak imo. Now Miz is using it, wish he would have used something alittle more impactful and unique than that when he supposedly changed his gimmick a couple of weeks ago.

[Afterlife]

1. He doesn't have a gimmick.
2. He only changed his attire.