10 Wrestlers Who Are The Best At Precisely ONE Move

1. Dropkick

Wardlow Undertaker powerbombs
NJPW

This is possibly the most hotly-contested of the lot, hence why it appears last.

Owen Hart's dropkick was beautiful. All of his variations were. Curt Hennig's was also sublime. He'd grab his opponents by the hair, rendering them unable to defend it, and - putting over his character - measured the distance to perfection and blew them away following a jaw-dropping vertical leap. Doug Furnas was one of the best athletes in wrestling history, and the heights he reached were mind-blowing too.

Bob Holly also executed a lovely-looking one, but realistically, it was the Alicia Fox Northern Lights suplex of dropkicks: great in execution, but it never really meant anything in the wider context of a match.

Kazuchika Okada is both the best at athletically executing the move and knowing when precisely to execute it for maximum dramatic effect. It's all beautifully, absolutely impossible. He somehow contrives to levitate as his fired-up opponent sprints into the ropes and back, under the mistaken belief that they have weakened the unsolvable puzzle. He's a very tall man, also. It's a stunning feat of precision and physical and emotional timing.

At the exact moment they hit maximum acceleration, his arc is complete, and, floating, he still manages to strike them flush in the face - enacting a crushing shift in dramatic momentum every single time.

Watch Next


Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!