...and because it kills people.

I'm partial to the Rude Awakening, the million dollar dream, and Raven's Evenflow DDT.

tag team moves: huge 3d mark

Individual: stunner. The move just felt so chaotic and finishing

I know I’m not around here much anymore, real slide and everything, but how is a thread like this made without one of these:

A good ol' body slam / power slam is always welcome.

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Favorite move was always the Sharpshooter because Bret was my guy and because I loved the story telling aspect of it. You had the leg grab, which built the suspense and gave a chance for a reversal/struggle spot. Then you have the actual move which looked clean and gave the "get to the ropes" drama spot, plus as a kid I thought it would hurt like hell.

In terms of wrestling history and moves that don't work now, I love Jerry Lawler's Piledriver. It was illegal in Tennessee according to the athletic commission when he wrestled (because the promoters had told them to make it so). Opponents sold it like it would kill them, so when they did the ref distraction spot or ref bump and Lawler got ready to do the piledriver, you can read about the air leaving the arenas. Like most things, it's mostly ruined now (with some notable exceptions), but that's a cool story I've always liked.

I never gave it a second thought until his book, but Bret mentions in his book that the Sharpshooter is a total work move in that you really couldn't ever do it without your opponent's active cooperation. It always looked very believable, unlike many kayfabe-breaking moves.

Bret particularly did right by that move. Something about how he sat lower in it. Neither Sting nor Owen ever made it look nearly as strong.

Petey Williams' Canadian Destroyer.

My jaw dropped the first time I saw it.