Canadiens, Rock Bottom's and Much More: Top 25 Finishers; Part II

This is part two to the Finishers list, and if you missed part one, here's the link. I hope you enjoy this, and remember, it’s not only based on the finisher, but it’s also based on how the fans reacted to it as well…

11)  The People’s Elbow, The Rock, WWE- The Rock arguably is the best wrestler in history, and you pair him up with this finishing move? An elbow? THE elbow? Anyways, every time the Rock throws that elbow band out to the fans, synonymously, every freakin’ fan in the arena gets up at once, giving the Rock a pop most superstars would wish for in a lifetime.

10)  Spear, Goldberg, WCW/WWE- This is what started the trend of almost every power guy having the Spear in their moveset. Sad part is, though, only Goldberg and maybe Lashley pulled it off good enough. Goldberg would prepare, look, and then almost brutalize his opponent with a full-body spear. Hell, if you look at the way Bill jumped to it, he jumped into the friggin’ spear, and his legs are leanin’ up like he’s compiling a backflip. That’s more than just a Spear. Every time he does it, it looks like the opponent is practically dead. This is, in my mind, the best pure power finisher I’ve ever seen.

9)     Canadian Destroyer, Petey Williams, Independent/TNA- This move is, simply put, a much, much better Tombstone Piledriver. Petey Williams is the creator of this move. It’s probably the most powerful finisher EVER to come out of TNA. Hear me Nash? I’m talking to you! Do I really need to explain more here? Here’s a video to show you this amazing Flip Piledriver.

8)     Figure-4 Leg Lock, Ric Flair, WWE/WCW/NWA- The Nature Boy has popularized this move so much, that now-a-days, there are so many people using it, you don’t know if it’s a finisher of theirs, or a tribute to Flair. For 35 years, Flair used it during his legendary career to defeat so many wrestlers. It’s not the best Leg Lock in Wrestling, no, that’s coming up later, but it is the most Legendary. Hey, for anyone who reads this article, NEVER try this move at home. I don’t care if you do an Angle Slam through 4 Tables, but this is hard as hell, and hurts a ton. Believe me (this did happen to one of my friends), you’ll break your ankle if this is even slightly botched.

7)      Crippler Crossface, Chris Benoit, WWE- Just about every wrestler has used some form of a Crossface, from Shawn Michaels (in tribute), to Shelton Benjamin (in his amateur days), to even John Cena (the STFU).  But no one has mastered this move, and how it comes about, better than Chris Benoit.  This is one of those submissions that just about anyone taps to, and since it’s so easy to access, the fans don’t get sick of it if Benoit did it six or seven times in a match.

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