4. Kawada Driver/Ganso Bomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZCro0BMF1Y Not only was Kobashi not the only AJPW star to have a special finisher, his wasn't even the most grisly - that honor belongs to Toshiaki Kawada's Kawada Driver, also known as the Ganso Bomb. Allegedly created by accident, the move saw Kawada lift an opponent up for a piledriver, then simply drop to his knees, driving his opponent head-first into the mat. All in all, it's one of the most visually-disturbing moves in wrestling history. It's been used by Kawada a total of three times and, shockingly, none of them ever led to a decisive pinfall. Today, AJ Styles uses a similar move, which he calls the Hollow Point - because, apparently, sometimes the Styles Clash just isn't dangerous enough.
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