10 Best Finishers In Wrestling Today
4. Will Ospreay: The Storm Breaker
Will Ospreay used the Oscutter as a finish in the not too distant past; a spectacular, aerial adaptation of the cutter, it nonetheless required a noticeable hesitation and cooperation on the part of his opponent. The finisher reflected his perception among his detractors; Ospreay was undoubtedly a phenomenal athlete, but his work was often transparent in its pursuit of the pop.
2019 saw a shift in this reception. Ospreay won many of those detractors over with his advanced storytelling craft, hulking physique, and the richer psychology underpinning his new finisher.
The Storm Breaker reflects his evolution from junior heavyweight to aspirational heavyweight, from crowd-pleaser to artist. The move starts from an underhook position; from there, showcasing the evolution of his strength, he hoists his opponent onto his shoulders before plunging them to the canvas with several twisting rotations. It looks at once spectacular and incredibly effective; his opponents circle the drain before being driven, head-first, to certain defeat.
Unique and protected, the victims of the Storm Breaker are sickened and killed off, rendering this a serious infection of a move; a fitting subversion of form from the once-divisive viral performer.