10 Forgotten Finishers Wrestlers Suddenly ABANDONED
3. The Undertaker’s Original Chokeslam
Apologies for footage that looks like it was reproduced on a Game Boy printer circa 1998, but finding a hi-res example of The Undertaker's original Chokeslam is tough. Y'see, 'The Deadman' didn't use this version of the move for very long at all. He'd started using the more standard one you all know by late-1991.
Confused about the differences? Don't be. 'Taker's first Chokeslam was akin to a Rock Bottom with one hand around a rival's neck. They'd come off the ropes, he'd leap frog over them (no zombie-style mannerisms there) or drop down, then the fearsome newcomer would use a wrestler's momentum to spin them around into a kneeling Chokeslam.
The move kinda had more in common with Baron Corbin's Deep Six, come to think of it.
'Taker tweaked the move to become the familiar standing Chokeslam everyone knows and loves. He'd also introduce the Tombstone Piledriver as his chief finisher pretty early on. The swift 'Driving Chokeslam' was relegated to 'B' roll footage on old WWF syndicated programming.