100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
12. Kenny Omega | V-Trigger
The Dynamite Kid is the obvious counterargument - but is there a single pro wrestler, ever, better than Kenny Omega at physical timing?
The One-Winged Angel boasts the lore and the aura, but it was the V-Trigger bicycle knee strike with which Omega lit up the GIFsphere en route to changing the world.
Rampaging across the mat with explosive propulsion, Omega’s V-Trigger was a concussive-looking migraine of a move. The superkick is accompanied by the ever-divisive thigh slap. The sound is unmistakable. Omega however didn’t make a slap noise but rather a sickening thud to convey the frightening impact. It was always such a sweet connection, too. It looked like he couldn’t possibly have “pulled” it - prime Kenny was one of the fastest wrestlers ever - and it looked like he’d legitimately broken some poor prick’s nose. The illusion has rarely felt so real - so much so that a mere signature move informed countless believable near-falls.
The V-Trigger was as full-force as wrestling gets - or as wrestling appears.