The hurricanrana is a move almost as botched as it is overused in 2014. When John Cenas got his own version (which, borrowing from the legendary J.R., we could call a modified hurricanrana if were feeling generous, and bowling shoe ugly one if were not), you know it needs discreetly retiring from movesets across the world. The diving hurricanrana is the best known amongst aerial aficionados, involving leaping from elevation to execute the move. The Dragonrana, on the other hand, involves a flip forwards from elevation before executing the hurricanrana. Its a variation invented by Dragon Kid, a Japanese high flyer but its not the best. That honour goes to the fantastic Phoenix Dragonrana, also known as the Phoenixrana. The phoenix prefix in wrestling usually indicates that the move starts with the wrestler facing away from his opponent instead of towards him, and this is no different. Usually pulled off from the turnbuckle, the wrestler leaps from elevation, turning towards his opponent as he does so, somersaulting forwards and only then performing the classic hurricanrana into a pin to complete the move. It defies all logic, as well as laws of momentum, but it looks absolutely beautiful. Heres the criminally underrated Takuya Sugi to melt your brains
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