10 Best Looking Punches In Wrestling History
Wrestling punches that became greatst hits.
Keep your shooting star presses, triple moonsaults and Red Arrows. I'll trade them all for a good punch.
A punch is a part of every wrestler's arsenal. Some like the Big Show have turned their powerful fists into finishing moves, while others simply use the punch as a break between moves or a tool to take the fight to the outside. Regardless of the motivation behind it, the basic punch is a vital building block for every single match.
For as common as the punch is, though, not all are created equally. While some wrestlers are content with throwing a simple punch out there and calling it a day, others have worked to turn their punch into an artform. Their simple strikes accomplish more than a year's worth of high-flying highlights ever could.
These wrestlers may have much more than a punch in their arsenal, but with punches this good they often didn't need anything else.
10. Big Van Vader
Considering he was one of the most feared and respected big man wrestlers of all-time, it should be no surprise to see Big Van Vader on this list.
What is surprising is just how devastating his punches truly were. While Vader would occasionally mix in the straight jab or hook, his go-to punch was actually more of a clubbing maneuver that gave off the distinct impression of a bear mauling his prey. While you may think it would be safer to keep the massive fists of Vader away from his opponent's faces, these devastating forearm shots are simply terrifying. When Mick Foley devotes a sizeable chunk of his best-selling novel to conveying the pain of a Vader punch, you know that they're good.
Brock Lesnar does an incredible job of carrying over the Vader style of punching to the modern day, but you've got to show respect to the man himself.