10 Best Finishing Moves In WWE Today
6. Pop-Up Powerbomb (Kevin Owens)
A theme that will be further explored in later entries, moves that occur with speed and a crunching bump are always going to be popular. Traditionally, the Powerbomb is a move more closely associated with monsters like Vader, Sycho Sid or Kevin Nash. All of those men were huge, and Kevin Owens can't hold a candle to their size.
By no means a small guy, Owens nonetheless makes use of momentum to thump peers with his Pop-Up Powerbomb. Normally, the move is set up by whipping another wrestler onto the ropes, catching them with the signature hold when they rebound back the way.
Another stunning Powerbomb move KO makes use of sees his rivals land on the ring apron. This is commonly used as a plot device, such as when he wants to gravely injure a longtime enemy like Sami Zayn.
For what it is, the Pop-Up variation looks safe enough, but has that gratifying thud when a wrestler lands sprawled on the canvas. Immediacy can be a powerful tool in pro wrestling, and Kevin Owens uses it expertly.