Pioneered by Rikishi Phatu in the early 2000s, The Stink Face is a genuinely horrifying manoeuvre. For those of you that dont know, the move involves an Irish whip to the turnbuckle, whereupon a dazed opponent falls into a sitting position. At this point, Rikishi (a sumo-nappy clad Samoan super-heavyweight with an, um, shall we say, ample posterior) runs on over and rubs his arse over the opponents face, eventually forcing their nose between his cheeks and pulling their entire face into his bum like a smelly brown vortex of some sort. When it was a personal feud (although some might say that forced bum-play is ALWAYS personal), announcers would speculate on just what the big man may have eaten for lunch and how often he washed his nappy. Which is fair, I mean, it isnt like they could sell us on the idea that Rikishis buns of steel were cutting off the carotid artery or anything... Whilst most of us would definitely prefer to endure all manner of physical torture before experiencing that particular move, it still qualifies as a completely ridiculous finisher.
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