https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKxxhEarozQ Much like unprotected chairshots to the head, thumbtacks and flaming tables, the top rope diving head butt needs to go away. It's a dangerous move, that is strongly linked with wrestlers who have suffered severe head and shoulder injuries because of using it. Harley Race performed the move for years, and is now in a wheelchair. Chris Benoit reportedly suffered many concussions from it, and Daniel Bryan has been sidelined with concussions as well. It's not that cool looking, and is far too dangerous. It's not even really a headbutt anyway, as the head hits the shoulder of the opponent. The only thing the top rope headbutt has going for it is...it's not a butt to the face.
86. Solomon Crowe: Headbutt off The Ropes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_wMDuQgRrQ Well, Solomon Crowe seems to have had the same idea as Bull Dempsey. Just use your head! Don't worry about the long-term repercussions. Okay, so if we ignore real-life issues, Crowe's headbutt looks slightly better as it's more unique, and probably a little safer. Still. It's a headbutt. Go away.
85. Curtis Axel: Guillotine Legdrop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQR7XFkNCjk All right, Axel's legdrop is surely done for now that Hogan has been banished to the nether-regions of WWE, but this is still the most recent finisher he's had, so we'll go with it. During the 90s when finishing moves became bigger and more powerful, Hogan's still worked for awhile because he had built it up effectively for so long. We'd seen him slay giants and legends with a simple legdrop. But then, everyone started using a legdrop as a regular move in a match, and it made his seem kind of ridiculous. Somehow, when Axel turned Hogan impersonator the move magically ended matches once again. Maybe he can now revert back to one of his overly complicated neckbreakers to win.
84. Eva Marie: Sliced Bread No. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Az3HQcreGo Sliced Bread No. 2 is a great move...in the right hands. Those hands are not Eva Marie's. Her trainer, Brian Kendrick, performed it wonderfully during his WWE run. He ran, jumped off the top rope, flipped over, and achieved incredible height before landing. Eva is the exact opposite. She walks to the turnbuckle, then slowly moves her feet up them, and then awkwardly falls backwards. We're more concerned for her safety than anything else. Maybe uh...you know...they should find her another move that's easier to pull off. How about a snapmare takeover? Has she learned that yet?
83. Big Cass: S-A-W-F-T Elbow Drop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prAoRVob9wM Not since The Rock has an elbow drop been used to finish off a match. It probably should have stayed that way. While The People's Elbow is pretty lame, it at least made the crowd pop like crazy. Big Cass' jumping elbow probably would hurt a bit, but it's still your run-of-the-mill move you learn in your first week of wrestling class. The dude is big, so there's plenty of other finishers that he could pick up. You'd think if he makes it to the big leagues, and gets a singles run, someone will find him another one. But hey, he gets good height off his jump, so that's something.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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