FTR Rename Finishing Move In Honour Of Brodie Lee

The Goodnight Express is now known as Big Rig.

By Andrew Pollard / January 5, 2021

AEW

As the wrestling world continues to pay tribute to Brodie Lee, FTR are renaming their finishing manoeuvre as a way to continuously honour the former TNT Champion.

Taking to Twitter, FTR's Dax Harwood revealed that the Goodnight Express move that has seen off so many tag teams will now be known as Big Rig. During their time in WWE, of course, that signature spot was known as the Midnight Hour.

Dax stated how this decision was made after speaking to Brodie’s wife Amanda, and this will be FTR’s way of “keeping a bit of [Brodie's] legacy alive in professional wrestling”.

Big Rig was a nickname taken on by Brodie Lee as far back as his early CHIKARA days in 2008.

The Goodnight Express is the second move to be renamed in honour of Brodie Lee, with Natalya previously announcing plans to change the name of her Nattie By Nature spinning clothesline/discus lariat in tribute of Brodie.

After a two-month battle with a non-COVID 19-related lung issue, Jon Huber passed away at 26 December at the tragically young age of just 41.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 5th Jan 2021

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