10 Wrestlers Who Do The Same Spot EVERY TIME They Wrestle Each Other

9. Will Ospreay & Ricochet - The Opening Salvo

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The selection of spots thats made both men stars by virtue of splitting the industry's tastemakers in half, Will Ospreay and Ricochet's incredible synchronised gymnastic sequence at the start of their 2016 Best Of The Super Juniors tournament match immediately set new standards for Junior Heavyweight and Cruiserweight action the seconds it concluded with them both looking like actual superheroes.

After barely being able to catch their breath after a series of rapid fire fish-out-of-water spots, the Korakuen Hall regulars went berserk for the double springboard backflip that brought the action to a standstill. In an instant, it became a requirement of every future contest between the pair.

Though not strictly coming as a package, the two were booked regularly against one another in the immediate aftermath just so fans could buy a ticket to be part of the jaw-dropping clashes they'd seen elsewhere. "So good they broke the damn ring", the pair broke ground too, pushing back against the industry's elder statesmen to redefine a style in their electric new image.

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