WWE: 10 Wrestlers Who Had Multiple Finishing Moves

4. The Rock

Finishers: Shoulder Breaker (1996-1997), Top Rope Cross-Bodyblock (1997), Rock Bottom (1997-present), and People's Elbow (1997-present). When smiling rookie Rocky Maivia made his WWF debut at the 1996 Survivor Series, very few at Madison Square Garden could have predicted they would be witnesses the birth of "The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment." And truth-be-told, Rocky did little to help that early stigma when he defeated veterans Crush and Goldust that night, pinning the ex-con with a shoulderbreaker and the Bizarre one with a top-rope cross-bodyblock. For the next year, these would be the finishing moves of The Blue Chipper, and they did little to help fans see past his "goody-two-shoes" mannerisms and hideous haircut. After taking a hiatus to rehab an injured knee, Maivia returned to WWF in the fall of 1997, joining the Nation of Domination. With the new stable and new attitude, Maivia also debuted a new ring name- preferring to be known simply as "The Rock"- and a new finishing move: a side-slam he had been using as a set-up move he now called the "Rock Bottom." Later that year- adding to his smug, cocky attitude- The Rock began doing an elaborate set-up to a simple elbow drop to a fallen opponent: to add to the hate he was receiving, The Rock- calling himself "The People's Champion" after winning the Intercontinental Title- dubbed the move "The People's Elbow." The fans hated it... at first. When The Rock began winning over the crowd with his one-liners, improved in-ring product, and now an attitude to go along with the era, The Rock Bottom and People's Elbow became moves closing out WrestleManias. I can't see the crowd reacting the same way at the close of WrestleMania 28 if Rock had his Cena with a shoulder breaker, followed by a cross-bodyblock for the win.