10 Awesome Wrestling Spots That Were Totally Improvised

9. Clash Of The Titan

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In many ways, it was the moment Kenny Omega assumed control of Bullet Club in 2016 that truly lit the fuse for what eventually became All Elite Wrestling three years later.

Indeed, without the group's existence there'd have been no place for this moment, but it was within the image of The Elite, Cody and others that expanded and enhanced the crew as merch-flogging pr*ck tweeners right as New Japan Pro Wrestling's own western adventure garnered thousands of new fans on the other side of the world.

Omega stepping to leader AJ Styles at 2016's New Year Dash crafted a fine write-out for the 'Phenomenal One' as he prepared for his WWE move, but a One Winged Angel and Bullet Club beatdown was supposed to be the sendoff until Omega improvised one last added touch.

Rushing the ring with The Young Bucks, he hit the Styles Clash on the downed former IWGP Champion, embodying the power of the move as a deathblow in NJPW with or without Styles as part of the roster. It was a wonderful exclamation mark on the attack, and cannily gave Kenny the highest possible profile (including his own music upon exit) after the fact.

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