100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
36. Bobby Eaton | Alabama Jam
Wrestlers past warn future generations not to execute two particular moves: the flying headbutt, and the leg drop.
Hulk Hogan’s back is a grotesque mess, and he “merely” performed it from the ground. The impact is absorbed on the hips. Eventually, body parts get fused into body parts that should not be in such close proximity. Even the wrestlers who are perceived not to “try” are broken by the form in the end.
If you’re going to suffer for your art, best make it look artful - and Bobby Eaton’s Alabama Jam was a majestic top-rope leg drop.
Soaring through the air, Eaton’s landing looked impactful. It looked like he’d just caved his opponent’s face in.
In reality, at the exact moment of the supposed impact - Eaton, whose woodpecker of a worked punch, incidentally, could be included here - bends the leg into a rooftop shape, allowing him to miss their face entirely.
Not that you’d know, unless you slowed down the footage to a still.