10 Wrestlers Who Shared A Signature Move (And Who Did It Better)
2. Eddie Guerrero / Rob Van Dam (Frog Splash)
There aren't too many aerial finishers that make the same level of impact as the Frog Splash. In a way, it might be the ideal aerial attack. It has the perfect blend of flash, athleticism, and force to appeal to fans of all wrestling styles, while enjoying the added bonus of making whoever performs it look, momentarily, like a fetus.
That's just good entertainment.
Birthed by Art Barr - who you may remember better for his Beetlejuice-infringing gimmick, The Juicer - the Frog Splash became the popular finishing move of Eddie Guerrero, who'd teamed with Barr for a brief time in Mexico and adapted the maneuver as a tribute to his friend when Barr died in 1994.
A couple of years later, Rob Van Dam added the high-flying technique into his expansive arsenal of ridiculously dangerous and complex moves. RVD tweaked it a bit to make it more versatile, however, deciding it didn't matter how his opponent was positioned, he would simply turn his body in mid-air to accommodate their awkwardly-situated body.
Who Did It Better? If you like your splashes to look ultra-crisp, you're probably a bigger fan of Eddie's. But RVD has to be awarded the edge here simply for the height he gets each time he goes up and the way he sells the impact by bouncing up off the mat.
Also, he was a big fan of performing it through tables and off ladders.