100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
86. Athena | O-Face
The O-Face is as strangely beautiful and as devastating as any natural phenomenon.
The fusion between set-up and execution is amongst the most ambitious and intelligent ideas ever. They don’t belong together. A stunner from the top rope: how did Athena even arrive at that?
A move associated with a brawler in the latter phase of his career, using the set-up of a gung-ho high-flier: it’s an insane, intoxicating blend, and Athena’s deliriously inventive mind was matched by her gorgeous physical execution.
Athena soars through the air. Her legs flail, but only to create the impression that she’s dominating the screen, a larger-than-life presence that her rival cannot hope to survive. She is however in total control, as she confirms with her magnificent pinpoint precision.
Like every move, it requires cooperation - and the O-Face results in some awesome bumps. Likely because it’s too ambitious, mercifully, those who take it crumple to the mat in agony, and don’t leap stupidly into the air for the sake of a GIF.
The O-Face isn’t as iconic as the Stone Cold Stunner, obviously - but it’s far more parody-proof.