10 Wrestling Moves That BLEW YOUR MIND The First Time You Saw Them

10. Fénix's Rope-Walk Kick

The Undertaker's old rope-walk was tentative, because walking on the ropes is insanely difficult with gigantic scope for humiliation, but he was clever enough to make it feel deliberate. It was showmanship as dread; by performing a feat that looked impossible, he conveyed a supernatural aura as his opponents froze in fear.

That's the nice, head-canon explanation, anyway, and why not suspend disbelief?

Yes, his opponent could have simply pushed him off the rope, but wrestling was more realistic back then, wasn't it?

Snark aside, it was an impressive feat in itself, and the precedent he established enabled Fénix to get over as a mind-blowing superhuman in his wake. The Undertaker literally walked so that Fénix could run. Fénix ran the tightrope in a spot that continues to inspire disbelief. It's a phenomenal feat of balance, poise and agility, and it's not just something cool, even if that would be enough.

The move puts Fénix over as a pro wrestler capable of attacking his opponents from all angles - angles his peers can't conceive of, much less defend against.

On that note...