10 Most Copied Finishing Moves In Wrestling History
7. The Tombstone Piledriver
The Tombstone is the Undertaker’s maneuver; there’s no other way to go about it. For over twenty-five years, the Undertaker has been dropping people on their head, crossing their arms over their chests, and pinning them while presumably taking their souls.
It’s a move that’s so widely affiliated with him that, like the Stunner, even in outside companies they call it the ‘Tombstone’ instead of its technical name. That said, the move is still used outside of WWE, but seeing another wrestler use the Tombstone is just…weird.
It’s one thing for people in Japan to use it; as they’re pretty much at the forefront of using dangerous moves with incredibly regularity. It’s another thing to see WCW and ECW guys like Sting, Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, Justin Credible and Dave Finlay use the move as their finishers (ironically, as two of them now work for WWE).
And it’s even weirder to see some really small wrestlers (Eddie Guerrero, Art Barr, Dynamite Kid) and even known lower-card guys (Jamie Noble, drew McIntyre) all using the Tombstone as either a signature or finishing maneuver.
So while the Tombstone was once perceived as an incredibly rare move that was perceived to be special for myriad reasons, it too has fallen from grace as a finisher, especially since people are kicking out it now more than ever before.