10 Transitional Wrestling Moves That Should Be Finishers

8. Superkick

Ziggler DDT Neille
WWE
The Superkick is basically the blueprint for how WWE looks at finishers today.

Some of the prerequisites: the move has to look good, check. The move has to be easily executed to wrestlers of all sizes, check. The move has to be able to be applied in many different circumstances and from various positions, check.

For a while, there appeared to be moratorium on any WWE superstar utilising the Superkick. Whether that was out of respect to Shawn Michaels or because it was so overused on the indy scene is unknown, but one thing is crystal clear in 2016: that moratorium has been lifted.

Nearly every superstar from Dolph Ziggler to Kevin Owens is busting out a Superkick these days. Some look good, some don't, but one thing is the same no matter who executes it, it doesn't finish the match.

Michaels starting adopting the kick as his finish at the suggestion of Scott Hall, because it was the best looking move he did. Many superstars today would benefit from similar advice, but if anyone is going to carry on The Heartbreak Kid's move, it should be a select superstar with a higher success rate.

Contributor
Contributor

A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling, technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible. Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard. As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.