10 Wrestling Moves That BLEW YOUR MIND The First Time You Saw Them

5. Fénix's Canadian Destroyer To The Outside

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F*ck off.

Absolutely f*ck off did they do this.

A high spot so incredible that it elicited pure disbelief at its audacity, Fénix, who naturally makes his third appearance on the list, elevated the Canadian Destroyer into a new realm of insanity at AEW Fyter Fest 2020.

Cooperative, convoluted, and awaited by a suspiciously assembled throng, yes, the wires were visible, but in typical Young Bucks form, an attempt was made to hide them. Various dives were arranged to send the action to the outside, and a strike exchange between Nick Jackson and Penta El Zero M set up this jaw-dropping firework.

After Nick kicked Penta to the mat, he positioned himself on the second rope in what was an attempt at his old Golden Elite stable member Kota Ibushi's German suplex variation. Fénix spotted his opportunity, used his brother's back as a platform, and drilled Nick onto the mass of bodies with a Canadian Destroyer to the outside. Nick's head landed on the Butcher's shoulder, which of course was harder than any ring canvas.

Deranged, inspired, spectacular, unfathomable: there was no crowd to react to it, but it wasn't too depressing. The squeal you made would have drowned out the pop, and meanwhile, FTR were there, aghast, losing a glorious spot-fest of a match that created friction between the uneasy alliance.

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