Most wrestlers have one or two signature moves moves unique to them, often given a name related to their character or gimmick that they employ throughout a match. They arent necessarily finishing moves. Kofi Kingston has the S.O.S. and Trouble in Paradise, while Jack Swagger has the Swagger Bomb and Patriot Lock, and Bad News Barrett has Winds of Change, Wasteland and the Bullhammer. As for Sheamus, go ahead, rattle them off. You can almost hear Michael Cole barking them out: Irish Curse Backbreaker, Cloverleaf, Brogue Kick, White Noise, 10 Beats of the Bodhran, High Cross. Even John Cena doesnt boast such an arsenal of self-named moves he has the Five Knuckle Shuffle, Attitude Adjustment and STF (which used to be the STFU). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doCMKqOIKfQ The sheer number of specially named moves Sheamus uses is ridiculous. The Cloverleaf already was named, but did the backbreaker or chest beating in the ropes really need their own names? Its got to grate on fans to hear Cole yelling, Irish Curse Backbreaker hes in the ropes, and its time for 10 Beats of the Bodhran! If you already arent fond of Sheamus, this just helps nudge you a little further against the guy.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
