They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to the world of pro-wrestling, regardless of which promotion a superstar works for, the way they look and the way their moves look, are two of the most important elements considered by fans.
So, with the help of Redditt, You Tube, Twitter and wrestling fans near and far, here are the top 34 best looking moves in pro-wrestling. And 6 more we couldn’t decide on. They are in alphabetical order to avoid any hint of biased towards any particular wrestler or move.
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- AJ Styles – 450 Splash
- AJ Styles – Phenomenal Forearm
- Alexa Bliss – Twisted Bliss
- Alicia Fox – Northern Lights Suplex
- Baron Corbin – Deep Six
- Baron Corbin – End of Days
- Brian Kendrick – Sliced Bread
- Buddy Murphy – Murphy’s Law
- Carmella – Code of Silence
- Cedric Alexander – Lumbar Check
- Ember Moon – Eclipse
- Jeff Hardy – Swanton Bomb
- Jeff Hardy – Whisper In the Wind
- Jushin Liger – Koppou Kick
- Kairi Sane – Standing Sea Dragon
- Kenny Omega – One Winged Angel
- Kenny Omega – V-trigger
- Kevin Nash – Jacknife Powerbomb
- Kofi Kingston – SOS
- Matt Hardy – Side Effect
- Mustafa Ali – Springboard Spanish Fly
- Neville – Red Arrow
- Neville – Rings of Saturn
- Okado – Rainmaker
- Petey Williams – Canadian Destroyer
- Randy Orton – RKO
- Randy Orton – Scoop Slam
- Revival – Shatter Machine
- Rey Mysterio – 619
- Seth Rollins – Superplex into Falcon Arrow
- Triple H – Spine Buster
- Tully Blanchard – Slingshot Suplex
- Undertaker – Tombstone Piledriver into pin
- Will Osprey – Storm Break
Several people mentioned the following moves, but we had an ongoing debate and the debate rages on about who does them better. Here are the top 6 moves and some of the wrestlers who perform them, feel free to drop us a line as to who you think does them best
- Dropkick/ Shotgun Dropkick – Randy Ortion, Okado, AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Lance Storm, Hardcore Holly
- DDT/Springboard DDT – Naito, Jake Roberts, Raven, Zack Sabre Jnr
- Flying Elbow – Randy Savage, Kairi Sane, CM Punk, Velveteen Dream
- Spear – Edge, Roman Reigns, Goldberg
- Slingblade – Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Britt Baker, Tanahashi, Pentagon Jr
- Moonsault – Io Shirai, Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels, Lita, Charlotte
I have to say, researching this article has been so much fun. I’ve found myself watching highlight reels and top ten moves videos of wrestlers I’ve not watched much before. Some of the moves on this list look the best when they are sold well, for example, Jushin Liger’s Koppou Kick. Some moves surprised me, for example, Carmella? I genuinely think she has made the most in ring progress of anyone on the current WWE roster and her Code of Silence submission looks great.
It also got me thinking, what makes a move look good? There are various components that go into make a move look good. First, it’s timing. As a match builds in momentum, a great move, executed at the right time, can step up the gear of any bout. Signature moves indicate the climax of a match, those moments when the crowd are on the edge of their seats, waiting in anticipation for their favorite signature move to be unleashed are tangible. Sometimes, it’s the height and speed of a move, Jeff Hardy’s Swanton Bomb and AJ Style Phenomenal Forearm always looks best when they get that extra inch in the air and a Spear looks best when someone barges into and gets turned inside out. It’s also about the impact, the sound it makes, the thud as the recipient falls to the mat, the look on their face, the way they sell it.
My advice is to go lock yourself in a quite room for half an hour and watch each of these moves and enjoy the brilliant spectacle that is pro-wrestling.
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