10 Absolute Best Moves In Wrestling Right Now
4. TIE: Darby Allin And Nathan Frazier's Suicide Dive
CM Punk himself said that everybody else in wrestling should retire the suicide dive because Darby Allin's version embarrasses everybody else's - and yet Punk busts his out on occasion.
Because it's an over spot.
Punk, otherwise a genius of a professional wrestler, has a less than brilliant suicide dive. He's not alone; Jon Moxley and Seth Rollins are both purveyors of what scans as a flying high-five more than a high-risk, all-or-nothing attempt to attack an opponent. It's a shortcut to a pop that certain wrestlers should think twice about taking. Fénix has an incredible dive; often, only a jarring, stunning collision with the guardrail prevents him from clearing the first few rows.
Darby's is even more propulsive - he launches himself with the speed and accuracy of a bullet - and it is performed entirely in character. He has no fear of injury nor death because, as a result of a childhood tragedy that killed his uncle, he feels half-dead inside already. NXT 2.0's Nathan Frazer has no such backstory, but the execution is similarly incredible.
A man who boasts the potential to become the best aerialist ever executes the move with a jaw-dropping blend of speed, beauty and impact.