100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER

By Michael Sidgwick /

29. Trevor Lee | Cave In

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The Cave In is an extraordinary athletic flex and creative strike.

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Trevor Lee, with an astonishing vertical leap, jumps several feet in the air and drives both soles down into the chest of his opponent - who, completing the trick, goes up just before the flat-back. A unique finisher with an awesome and dynamic impact, it’s also reflective of a character who, inexplicably, hasn’t had a fun episodic TV run in years.

Trevor Lee is a booker’s dream.

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He’s piss-funny as a heel and as solid as hands go. His finish works when he’s playing this role, since he’s a cowardly stooge with a deceptive level of skill. In that context, the Cave In is a tremendous smash and grab.

As a babyface, Trevor Lee with his (knowing) dimwit charm is massively endearing: the Cave In doubles as the move that he can only hit once he thinks he’s beaten and the adrenaline of defiance courses through his body.

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Intersecting the spectacular and the disgusting, the Cave In doesn’t look too clean either, conveying a nastiness or sense of struggle, depending on the situation.