100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
30. Samoa Joe | Uranage
Samoa Joe is one of the coolest wrestlers of all-time.
He simply radiates it. He makes a pro wrestling entrance feel like a boxing ring walk. His facial expressions are terrifying, but he’s savvy enough to play it cool and aloof before turning it on; that way, the fans know that his opponent is in the deepest of sh*t. Strutting like the king of this whole thing, his infamous walk-away spot defines his essence - but he’s also able to convey his elite-tier wrestling persona through his actions as well as his body language.
His uranage requires something in the way of contrivance - you’d think a halfway intelligent wrestler would by this point have learned not to attack Joe while he’s stationed in the corner - but it’s so awesome that, really, who cares?
The impact is fist-pumping “hell yeah” stuff, but it’s the sheer disdain with which he throws his opponents down to hell that makes the move. The idea of punishing a fool for even trying with his contempt-loaded body language is quintessentially Joe.