100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
58. Kurt Angle | Triple German Suplexes
Watch WWE telly today and you'll surely see one Chad Gable hitting back-to-back-to-back German Suplexes on some unsuspecting wrestler. The arch Gable gets on those suplexes is something to behold, and it's reason #1,872 on the list of why so many modern fans compare him to an Olympic great. Kurt Angle was rather fond of hitting the trio of Germans himself, and he was a true master when it came to pacing and spacing.
Here's an in-depth explanation of that latter point.
Any bevy of suplexes should be deliberately stacked in such a fashion that fans have ample time to react to each one individually. Going too quickly lessens the impact each bump has, and Angle understood that better than anyone could've expected from a very-real wrestler coming into a worked industry. There was an exhausting pause between each suplex, almost as though Kurt was letting pain sink in before popping his hips and sending a weary wrestler straight to hell for a second or third time.
Smartly, Angle also maintained his grip by keeping his arms locked around the waists of those taking the suplex series. That way, announcers like Jim Ross, Michael Cole and others could point out how draining it'd be to have an athletic brute like Kurt squeeze the life out of you right before hitting each German in succession. It was sensational to watch.
Others, like Chris Benoit and the aforementioned Gable, also made/make great use of the 'Triple German' spot, but nobody hit each beat better than Angle. His aggression, pacing and in-game patience was stunning.