100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
52. Baron Corbin | Deep Six
You might not have expected to see the name Baron Corbin here. After all, Corbs sickened everyone to their stomachs by working a frankly rotten retirement match vs. Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 35, and he was oft-called a Vince McMahon pet project nobody asked for. That doesn't tell the whole story. Baron had some value, but the way he was shoved down fan throats was a tad forced.
Slick moves like that dash around the ringpost before coming in for a clothesline, his finishing End Of Days, and the Deep Six explored here all had merit. The latter was particularly awesome. One could watch Corbin hit that move on Dolph Ziggler endlessly; few knew how to perform the spinning wildly out of control sell better than Dolph, and he was ideal for the Deep Six.
At heart, the Deep Six is akin to that sidewalk-style deep slam Big Boss Man hit in his heyday. There was always a bit more flamboyance to it, however. Corbin sent opponents off into the ropes, then positioned his body just to the side so he'd be well placed to spin them around and around before landing wrestlers flat on their back. At once, it seemed he'd sent them neck/back of the head first into the mat.
Nah, they landed safely enough. That danger was part of the illusion.
On heavier workers, the Deep Six looked a bit like The Rock's famous Rock Bottom (or Booker T's Book End if you're a WCW hardcore). On lighter or more agile ones, it was more akin to something you'd see at an AAA show.