10 Best Times Wrestlers Hit Their Finishers On The Fly

5. Shawn Michaels

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When: 2 May 2005 episode of Raw.

"AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME, NOOOOOOOOOO." Not quite, Shelton, not quite. The peerless Shawn Michaels did indeed stop you, and he did so with a pleasing thump on the 2 May 2005 episode of Raw. This Superkick almost took Benjamin's head clean off his shoulders, and it was awesome to watch.

It didn't take long for delighted wrestling fans to show friends the footage like they were tape-trading deathmatch tournaments in the '90s. That's how good the bump was. It remains one of the best 'Sweet Chin Musics' Michaels has ever hit, and it owed a crap ton to Shelton's athleticism.

Had he not been able to spring across the ring like he did, it might not have worked so well.

Watch the dude in the yellow shirt lose his mind for a few frames in the above .GIF. If you've been living under a rock and somehow haven't clapped eyes on this bump before, then you'll likely react the same way. Wrestling brings everyone together, even when it's separating heads from shoulders.

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