10 Best Finishers In Wrestling Today

There is probably some science out there that proves or disproves the following, but perhaps Ricochet rotates so often in midair before smashing into his opponent because the velocity gathered adds to the impact.

Or perhaps it just looks as cool as sh*t.

Either way, it's a phenomenal-looking finish of the sort that would have seemed totally beyond belief when aerial combat was first revolutionised at the onset of the 1980s. Supernatural in execution, the insane risk element definitively rouses the audience into a state of support, so it adheres to a core psychological tenet of the best babyface work at least. It's an exciting, jaw-dropping video game move adapted in real life, the sort of move even a largely disinterested WWE Universe goes absolutely apesh*t for on Monday nights.

If you scrutinise the impact, which takes some doing, because he is a blur at the point of connection, his back crashes into the ribcage at such speed that it can't not hurt. It even hurts him, or at least he sells like it does, which puts over the daredevil element - and in turn puts him over as a babyface willing to sacrifice himself for our slack-jawed entertainment.